He passed, I believe.

Correct. I believe it was in May or early June. There's a post announcing his passing.

Too bad!

So, only here now: https://cliffordessex.com/product-category/accessories

Or does anyone know more?

That would be great.

Thanks for asking, and thanks for letting us all know.
I reached out to him also, but I missed the post on him passing.

Yes I like and use both -the spillway and bigfoot and did catch that thread--but his threads in the classified seem to be still existing as artifacts--
those bigfoots will be hard to duplicate--some days they fit my touch the best--
also I got to know Don a bit--a ''good people" kinda person

@Tuedelband I found a 1/2” compensated bridge on Amazon sold by Golden Gate but it has an ebony cap so is just a temporary one until I can find one more appropriate. I have been looking at the Clifford Essex website and will likely order a couple different ones as soon as I make up my mind. There must be others out there who can add 1/2” bridges without an ebony or rosewood cap that are appropriate for old banjos.Elderly has some copies of the original Cole bridges but they are not available in 1/2”.

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@Tuedelband I found a 1/2” compensated bridge on Amazon sold by Golden Gate but it has an ebony cap so is just a temporary one until I can find one more appropriate. I have been looking at the Clifford Essex website and will likely order a couple different ones as soon as I make up my mind. There must be others out there who can add 1/2” bridges without an ebony or rosewood cap that are appropriate for old banjos. Elderly has some copies of the original Cole bridges but for some reason they are not available in 1/2”!

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@Dry Ridge

"There must be others out there who can add 1/2” bridges without an ebony or rosewood cap that are appropriate for old banjos. " End of quote.

Well, apparently not.

I searched high and low but only found this one and the one by Joel Hooks.

However, on one of my banjos—which is strung with nylon strings—I have a standard 1/2 bridge with a plate; the previous owner sanded the bridge down very thin, and I love it.

Unfortunately, I don’t have a woodshop, but I’ll ask a carpenter if this might be a little side gig for him.

I see a bleak future for lovers of these mostly century-old banjos—no real thin nylon strings with a wound fourth string, no simple two-legged bridges, no thin calfskin,

and... and... and...

I make all maple bridges in what I call the "utility-knife-blade" style for $5-7 depending on the details, but I don't know if they are the kind of thing you are looking for or not.

You should'ah got something in the mail by now..

I make 1/2" or any other measurement bridges.Compensated or straight.
Woods are maple,sycamore,ebony,rosewood,walnut et al.

I've made two-foot bridges in the old style and have made many bridges using nyl-gut or fishing line strings.

The torrified maple I use came from Sullivan Banjo around 2008.I bought 25 bd/ft of boards from Eric and still have about half of this wood left.
My sycamore was gotten from one of my band mates.
3 expert carpenters in my band who often rebuild very old homes,some on the National Registry.
One of them called me 20 years ago saying he had found a few pieces of 100 year old sycamore in an attic and did I want it which I said "Yes,Please."
Very popular wood for nylon sound.
I offer tops of ebony or rosewood and of course solid (no top wood) maple or sycamore.

Steve,
Considering your band's make-up, "Working on a Building" might be a good name for the group.