Just talked with Mike Smith and he's engineered a new addition to his bridges - the compression compensated bridge. I heard it on his KatEyz copper plated banjo he and Robin Smith made. Wowsers!! It maximizes tone and volume like never before. If you're thinking of upgrading your bridge, consider this one.
Seems like the opposite of a Deering smile bridge.
Yes they seem to point in each direction, And the Mulheron bridge lies in the middle of them, keeping stiffness. Has anybody tried the three of them, (or just one)? And what do they sound like? Steen
I've got a Snuffy C.C. bridge marked as a 5/8 standard spacing and 2.15 grams. I'd be willing to trade for a wide (JD) spaced Snuffy C.C.
The Snuffy C.C. is a different approach to what many have done. By far my favorite is the way Tim Purcell crafts his bridges.
DRL777 gonna send you an email about getting you a crowe spaced CC Snuffy bridge
Thanks Mike. We spoke the other day and I'm looking forward to trying one.
I have a Crowe spaced Snuffy Smith CC bridge on my D.P. Hopkins Maple Golden Deluxe and I absolutely love the sound as well as the slight radius which plays very well with a flat fret board. The tone is crisp and clear.
to kat eyz
Mike:
Are these the same thickness as original Snuffys? I have one of those in my rotation and like it a lot. But always interested in trying something different.
I think it's neat that you offer this in the pegged-top version.
Pick-a-lick Wow . That hopkins deluxe is sweet! Played a few Hopkins and my friend has a Louzee banjo from Hopkins and it is a killer banjo! bet yours is too !
Ken N. I would say the original Snuffys from Snuffy Smith were maybe on average a little "fatter" than the new gen Snuffys I use a tight "range" of gram weights for quality control on my new gen snuffys . If i make a batch of 20 or so 5/8ths bridges going to dealers i sand them down to a weight range around 2.0 to 2.25 with a tiny few slightly over and under that range . With this being said the top & bottom widths have slightly different dimensions . Here is how it happens ...when i cut out a bridge it has to be deburred and dressed up. When i remove it from the cnc machine in its rough state i weigh it and they usually fall in the 2.7 - 2.3 weight range ...i then sand them until they are flush and then i debur the cut outs . I now re weigh the bridge ...lets say it is now 2.19 grams ...this bridge is in the range and ready to finish ...next bridge out of machine flushed and deburred maybe 2.12 grams so it too is ready to finish. Most usually ( wood is wood) the bridges in this "range" produce a top width around .120 and foot width around .200
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Originally posted by kat eyzKen N. I would say the original Snuffys from Snuffy Smith were maybe on average a little "fatter" than the new gen Snuffys I use a tight "range" of gram weights for quality control on my new gen snuffys . If i make a batch of 20 or so 5/8ths bridges going to dealers i sand them down to a weight range around 2.0 to 2.25 with a tiny few slightly over and under that range . With this being said the top & bottom widths have slightly different dimensions . Here is how it happens ...when i cut out a bridge it has to be deburred and dressed up. When i remove it from the cnc machine in its rough state i weigh it and they usually fall in the 2.7 - 2.3 weight range ...i then sand them until they are flush and then i debur the cut outs . I now re weigh the bridge ...lets say it is now 2.19 grams ...this bridge is in the range and ready to finish ...next bridge out of machine flushed and deburred maybe 2.12 grams so it too is ready to finish. Most usually ( wood is wood) the bridges in this "range" produce a top width around .120 and foot width around .200
I really like this description. It shows the dedication that true craftsmen, aware of what they're building, use to ensure the best possible result. We're talking remarkably fine tolerances to get great results.*
*Disclaimer: nobody should ever take my word on anything technical. I can't screw the top back on a soda bottle without crossing the threads.
Another satisfied customer here. I enjoy all of the bridges I have purchased from Mike, and the CC Snuffy Smith bridge is no exception.
Great bridges from Mike/Kat Eyz
