I tightened the head in the mean time. I thought it sounded amazing, but then Gary showed me this new Red Maple bridge. ETimes is an Entertainment, TV & Lifestyle industry's promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising. Email. That season (2009) I think we had two jobs. When I put on the capo, it doesn't go out of tune. Absolutely terrific in every way (even looks! It was kind of fun, my banjo still sounded great but I thought can it sound better? But this one was like a design-build process of which I was a part.Update 30 days after purchase: Bart contacted me about a week after the bridge arrived to see that it met my expectations, I bought another different one just to have in the arsenal. I was having some intonation problems which I though could have been due to inept fingering or holding the banjar in a weird state, but at the end of the day the second was a bit flat and the third a bit sharp.After your curiosity is piqued at his website you learn enough to make a competent decision for yourself and you decide to order.Then you go through all the drill in testing the amount of compensation that you might need. Plenty O' Volume. The buzz is gone!!! The bridges I have tried have been great but none gave me the note separation, clarity, perfect amount of decay, tone, voice and volume that David's bridges have.a total package in every catagory. It's exactly as advertised. These are first class bridges. The bridge is beautifully made, and sounds amazing! So I contacted him and he sent me one to try. I play Irish tenor banjo and my main instrument is a plain but good playing Weymann 140. This is helpful for the player wanting to hear their banjo more during a jam session, or helps solve that pesky problem with a banjo that projects well but prevents the player hearing what is being played. With a height like that, they're hard to find! I ended up leaving in an old Iida 225, in which it gave a noticeable improvement in tone, especially up the neck. I tend to tire of new bridges quickly and the ESPII goes back on after an hour or so. He also jumped at the chance. The tone was well-balanced and the banjo was slightly louder with very good note separation. My banjo is a Deering Eagle II with Fults34Parallel Lite tailpiece and medium gagenickel wound strings. In short, there is nothing I don't like about it. I wanted some new bridges for my banjos, so I found out about the dam spillway bridge, soI ordered the combo pack of 3 for $30. On my banjo, the Dark Star sounds bright, yet with a full, rich tone. I couldn't be happier. The Old Piano Hard Maple Bridge confident by exceptional strong volume and clear reproduction even the neck up. I play clawhammer so it wasn't the right bridge for me but it might be really good for bluegrass. I have a Deering Deluxe and, as with almost all banjos I have played, it needs a compensated bridge to be accurate over the whole fretboard. Tim Purcell's bridge wins hands down. They are the best compensated bridge on the market. That cheap stock maple bridge came off and the roasted maple simply blew it away. I guess its hard to have it all. Unfortuantely, I was buying this bridge to prep the banjo for sale.and now I kinda dontwant to sell it! I purchased thisGroverACOUSTICRAFTfor my Deering Goodtime II, replacing the stock bridge. Great job Mike!!!Brian. They can make a big difference for a small cost. I put the Snuffy back on and within 10 minutes put the European Beech back on. Even though the bridge was a prize, he custom made it to my required specs and made sure it arrived. They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. I had a gourd banjo coming from Jason and I had him put in a 11/16" bridge just so I could try it out. I give this bridge a ten. I have a very old Vega Folklore long neck, the cheap one with the wooden tone rim. Did it make a difference to "Rose"hmmmm? No effect on function but none the less a QC issue in my mind. Not the easiest to change in and out without doing a lot of slacking the strings and re-tuning, but I can't see how to fix that issue. It is pretty loud with excellent tone and responce. Sullivan makes top notch stuff and I'm a fan of most everything old so couldn't wait to try this old growth factory floor bridge (maple/ebony, uncompensated) on my 1929 Granada archtop and on my RK85. Really sounds great..I get so many compliments on this piece of Art, very colorful. After some discussion he sent 3 bridges, all .656, standard spacing..a Piano #2, a Submerged Birch and a Red Maple. The new smile bridge increased my volume, which I really didn't need. I love playing on that part of the neck on this banjo now. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Just more solid all around and much more pleasing to (my) ear.Mike told me to try out the bridge for a week or so before committing to it, but I can honestly say I am sold already after a day of playing. The wood is somewhat lighter weight to kiln dried wood (my sample was 2.28 g). Now, it has that same great sound, but with added sustain. Then there were two phone calls to clarify. Thanks so much Bart! I should have expected it as that's how the sound gets to the banjo but ---. So Itook him up on his offer, made the trip to Hamilton and spent a wonderful afternoon exploring the world of banjo bridges as guided by Bart. I used one of my Scorpion bridges on my Sullivan Festival Deluxe and it was a little too keen-sounding and lacked some essential overtones. The sound was so dramatically improved that even my wife noticed (and she doesn't even like banjo music!). And I make nice stuff. The quality was outstanding! Thanks for another winning bridge design! Excellent bridge. All parts are original apart of this bridge. I had no idea there were SO many options out there. After some other tweaks, I actually decided that I liked the first one better, and Bart was extremely patient and flexible through the entire process. I would recommend this bridge to anyone! The tone to my ear is brighter than normal. Follow & watch Tim and Foxes and Fossils ontheir YouTube channel, Past/current religious/spiritual influences: The bridge had to be customized to match the radiussed fretboard of the banjo. The bridge was marked on the bottom with a 1 on one foot and a 5 on the other to indicate the proper orientation in relation to the strings. I bought the three pack to swap between my two 'josand the Original Spillway has ended up on my Oscar Schmidt fretless conversion. So anyway I put his on my banjo and am very happy with the tone it produces. I always thought Tim had a great voice but some of his earlier songs are amazing. I wanted to give my Gretsch open-back a chance to shine with a professional bridge. I have known Tim for over ten years on a professional basis. I tried a Sosebee and several other bridges, but all sounded about the same and very tight/restricted to my ear. A powerful bridge that brought out great tone and crisp loud attack to an already great banjo. As its prey becomes more frightened, the Babadook becomes more monstrous. For me, it added the final element I was looking to dial into on my banjo, "presence". Great Work Tim!!!!!! Blisteringly fast shipping and reasonable prices. Bart is a real pleasure to deal with and a genuine craftsman. I am going to try the Emerson II "Sweet Power" bridge as well, as I won't always want that much volume.Really, if you are looking for a loud, edgy tone this bridge will do that for your banjo! If you're struggling with volume or sound for nylgut strings - contact Bart immediately! I chose the "piano" maple cut bridge with the ebony cap. If everyone changes to Snuffy Smith after they buy Gibson (from what I've read on BHO), why isn't it standard issue?? I've had equally wonderful results with the red maple bridges he made for me as well. First things first, what I think is fantastic banjo tone might be different than you. It allows great tone and clarity to come through, but most of all, I appreciate the roomy feel of the additional spacing. The Height is perfect for this banjo and its set up and the sound is exactly what I want from a 40 year old banjo. I bought this bridge after reading an article in BNL. I swing between clawhammer and up- picking, and not usually on the same banjo. He is also fun to work with, very approachable and having good sense of humour. And I've read many glowing stories about these bridges so take my review with a grain of salt. Each of the last two bridges Bart built for me have worked wonders on my Irish Banjos. Awesome bridge. WellI told Bart I'd do a review on the 3 bridges he sent me so it's time I got off my kiester and did so since I've had them for probably 5-6 weeks already. I've just recently begun using bridges made of woods other than the traditional maple/ebony. Powerful and clear. Tim Purcell's Phone Number and Email Last Update. David marked each bridge with height, material, and weight (2.928 for the American Cherry, and 3.768 for the Brazilian). I put it on my Deering Baucom banjo which is by his construction very resonant and dynamic. I had Bart build me a 9/16 teak bridge for my Deering Classic Goodtime Special. But a weird thing happened: I recently tried Black Diamond strings and had to go back to a straight bridge on both my banjos. Ive never had a bridge that made such an immediate difference. Although I have not played my banjo in a group setting as of this writing, my suspicion is that it will be able to cut through better than it was able to previously. Bart's website is also a great resource for banjo information in general; worth checking out even if you're not in the market for a bridge. The action can be raised or lowered by simply and quickly moving the strings to one of the three heights and they require a minimum of re-tuning in the new location. Got to be the best bridge I've ever owned. Its a sweeter tone than maple. After the installation, there was almost no tonal difference, but during the next three days and 13+/- hours of picking, the sound became more opulent and complex, but still very dry with strong note separation. But overall, this was a good investment and I'd recommend it to Goodtime owners who want an inexpensive upgrade. http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/18229In the ad, and the enclosed note that accompanied the bridge, Mr. New said that he hoped the bridge would improve the sound of the buyers banjo, and give the buyer more pleasure in playing. We serve. I love these bridges!!! I think the Emerson bridges are the best you can get, and I've tried many, many, many, others (I went through a bit of a 'bridge' phase).This one isn't better than the sweet Power II, it's just different, being brighter. Not just a little bit, but far inferior to both the Stew-Mac and the Grover Compensated bridges I own, both of which were far less expensive. It appears to have been a secondary result of sanding or filing the bridge for fit and finish. Just send him your money. from Elderly. It makes the lighter stock Deering bridge look abysmal in comparison. It allowed not only for materials (ebony topped mystery wood), height, thickness, number of feet (3) and string spacing, but also string type/gauge, neck radius and preferred sound (early 20th century Fairbanks Whyte Laydie). I have an OME that was just too strong in the upper midrange - kind of clangy. Where Purchased: Directly from Bart (banjobridge.com). A great big "me too" on the Buckeye bridge. To thank you in person.Thanks again!!! The bridge instantly gave the banjo more life adding a nice sparkle at both the highs and lows. I purchased the Dark Star bridge for my open back banjo with the intention to use it for playing both in clawhammer and up-picking style. I will go even further to say I have never received a bad bridge from anyone. To my great surprise, it was now right on the spot. She was a student of Amy Wallace, The Mustangs incredibly talented female lead singer and Director of Fine Arts at North Cobb Christian School. I have try in the past BatVeermanbridge so i can compare difference . I had hopes that it would take my already great sounding Hatfield to the next level. The wood is Afromosia and the top is katalox.I was very surprised when I put it on and tuned up,there was no waiting time for it to break in,sounded great right away! The best $35 I ever spent on my banjo. Darwin (dont blame him a bit) had begun working with a couple of other groups that had scheduled jobs out into the summer. This bridge is awesome. I doubt anyone is going to put these on super-high end banjos, but on a beginner or intermediate banjo these are probably a very inexpensive and nice upgrade. This bridge has worked wonders for me,and my Banjo! Not only did it improve the tone and volume, but it's also a work of art. That kind of helped but not quite enough and by that time I had invested so much time in figuring out the problem that I ought to do something. In actuality Tim made me three bridges, but the first one was lost in shipment on its way here to Argentina. I was looking to solve a setup problem on a 78 Goldstar that was eluding me for a while. Cons - The only real con to this bridge is that I cannot use my Mike's Banjo Mute with it. Arnold is the maker of The Pyramid Banjo that's out there right now for purchase. I bought it to replace the no name 5/8" bridge that was on my Saga SS-3 which is my carry around banjo. I am new to banjo and just figured the bridge, that came on the instrument was good enough. I found this bridge through a web search because I didn't like the sound I was getting from my starter banjo (Fender FB 300). Where Purchased: Direct from seller website. At first I didn't like how the sound was very tinny, but a couple hours later when it had settled the sound was great. I got back in touch with David and ended up receiving an Osage Orange capped Maple bridge along with an Ebony capped Maple one. Then you go down the neck and have unlimited growl and all the bite you need. I'd never been quite happy with the sound of my 3rd string"Cripple Creek" slide. This section can be locked, requiring permission to Made this inexpensive banjo into a real player. Where Purchased: Directly from Mike at Kateyz. A fewmonths ago, I bought a Bart Veerman Dark Star bridge from Janet Davis. It looks great and sounds great. If you haven't slid a Purcell bridge under your strings yet, I recommend you give it a shot. I think the solid-foot design is key.You can find them online here:http://buckeyebanjos.com/Bridges.htmlI've experimented with bridges before and heard some difference, but never as much as this. I absolutely love it and have it in now, but the thing that most surprised me was the maple! He said he knew what I needed and I placed an order. I can say one more thing about this little bridge. I have to say it makes a HUGE difference. Taste is subjective but I really love Earl, J.D. Shortly thereafter we asked the lovely Johnny Pike if hed grace us with his presence on the drums. Bart was very helpful. 1. But this is the bridge that very quickly brought me improved results in my set up, so I recommend it. Tim Purcell is on Facebook. I might add that the engineering (height, slots, spacing) is perfect - and they look great too! My 1 st and 2 nd string come sound more alive and a whole volume is very good. (Snuffy Smith new gen) Which was made by Mike. I got in contact with David and found him to be very friendly, knowledgeable, and customer service oriented. It could have stopped right there and I would have been a happy picker.but then I tried the walnut bridge - no way that bridge is coming off my banjo! Easy enough: Ask Toby. Facebook gives people the power to. I have been playing with Tim's Ambrosia Red Maple bridgefor a couple months now. Very nice. Though he provides a couple different types of maple, it was a hardwood floor maple that David crafted the bridges from. Nicely finished maple, ebony top, Crowe spacing. It is a powerful bridge withlots ofsnap crackle and pop. It's a big improvement over the well regarded brand name maple bridge that I had on it before. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born December 7, 1949 Add to list Known for Number 96 7.0 TV Series Writer 1972-1974 3 eps I recently purchased a Bart Veerman Archie Bridge for my arch-top banjo. Just a few of the woods offered are Zebra Wood, Maple, Padauk, Cherry, Rosewood, and Katalox. I will be a return customer. Just want to say that Mike Smith is doing a wonderful job with the production of the New Generation Snuffy Smith bridges. I did have to file the slot a bit for several of the strings, but that was easy. Given the obvious improvement in tone and volume, I don't think this upgrade was expensive at all. I specified bridge height when checking out via paypal and he had the bridge made and sent within a few days. Overall response also increased, the strings seem more sensitive. Even with the .656 the 2 pennies are comfortably sliding under the first string at fret 12. Tim's bridges are very high on my list. The tone is certainly rich; at proper head tensions on tone ring banjos (G - A tapped), the bridge delivers a surprising amount of bass response for how thin it is - but it does not loose volume or musicality. Now if I could just get my pull offs as fast and clean as Dan MenzoneMikem. According to Virgil, he and I are the only ones to have this bridge so far. I ended up with 2 bridges from David (.656"), and the zebrawood/kataloxbridge had a beautiful effect on the banjo. It also improved the separation of notes. Not any more. I have tried these against many bridges and these are absolutely the best. government sources. After that summer we were giving serious thoughts to putting Foxes and Fossils to bed. It's a keeper. Compared to a hard maple ebony cap, the mystery wood bridge soundsmellow and full, without any muddy overtones on the low end. I previously had a Purcell Roasted Maple on there, and that sounded good, but there was something missing up the neckit just didnt have the sparkle and ring I was looking for. Bart was very helpful and answered all my questions very quickly. It's built like a brick outhouse; I can't imagine that it would ever need replacing. I had sanded down my old Sampson walnut bridge a little to improve the action and over time is was starting to sag. Tim Purcell. It did not do as much for my Deering Maple Blossom. That is a huge compliment. It arrived from Canada to Germany within 4 days (!). It arrived meticulously packaged and I installed it easily. Tim Purcell - Co-Founder - Lykeion | LinkedIn Tim Purcell Principal at Halcyon Advisory Partners | Co-founder at Lykeion Austin, Texas, United States 2K followers 500+ connections Join to view. Hard to put into words. I'm using it on a 12" Ramsey open back with a rolled brass tone ring and a John Balch skin head. Dylan McKnight is a tall man. Ive had one of Barts Archie bridges on my mid-sixties flathead bowtie for a few months now, and I have been loving it. Workmanship is flawless, but I went back to Snuffy Smith. MY friend still plays that banjo and it sounds amazing with Bart's Bridge. I will admit I really wanted this bridge because it was very cool looking. No bridge is perfect for all banjos, but this one seems to have done what I had hoped for and is a keeper. When we were negotiating the acquisition, I thought I heard Bart to say that the top would mellow a bit with the Enigma. Cool looking design and just different than most. Where Purchased: Sture Svarn Musik,Sweden. This effort was driven bytheOfficial Visit to Australia by the Finnish President and at the time I held the positions of President of the Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce and as a Board Member of the Australian European Business Council. From start to finish I think the whole process was five days. I was fortunate enough to get one of David's maple/katalox bridges and replaced the stock bridge on my 1980OME Juggernaut. His comment was to try it first to make sure I was satisfied. Tim is such a nice guy he sent me the second bridge even though I accidentally stiffed him on the shipping charge. I got one of the Zebra wood/ Ebony bridges. It wasn't just my ears !! At first glance it is a unique and eye appealing piece of banjo candy finely crafted. Mike's customer service is outstanding. Oh and I appreciate the warning that came in the package. I then tried it on my28 Granada 40-hole AT. Engage via Email. I worked with Tim at Catalyst on multiple projects and always felt strong support from his side whether on resolving different issues, or finding new ways to do my own work more effective, or communicating with the clients. Well, I put on the bridge, intonated the instrument and was laying down tracks within minutes. I can't be happier with the purchase. Unlike other bridges I have tried, these do not contain chaff or burrs in them from poor slotting. Love it.10 $ fast ship and blows some $45 bridges away. 9. He suggested two possibilities, and I tried both. Arnold (aclayton) is a member here on the HO. I believe that these pegged-top bridges give the best tone of any bridges in current production, and I recommend them without reservation. Get started with Bill's Beginning Banjo course, or hone your bluegrass chops in Bluegrass Banjo. It was too muted, and dark,but he did his best based on my info. I just received a 3 pack of Don's banjo bridges. Tim's workmanship is meticulous. After discussing different tones, options and the type of banjo I'm playing, Tim made me a locust bridge with an ebony cap in 7/8" height. A big thanks to Tim for the fine bridge. I also elected to try the wider (Crowe) spacing, which so far feels great. Then I read about his new Red Maple /ebony combination. I recommend Tim's bridges. I give the product a rating of 9 due to imperfections and some lack in product consistency and appearance. He makes these from 100 year old salvaged maple and Holly ( I believe that's what he told me), anyway, great bridge.Contact Arnold for these folks, gonna post a pics of them on my homepage. I dont know what Barts method is of matching a bridge to a banjo, but he does a masterful job. I am a luthier /repairman by trade, and try to keep as many great bridges in stock as I can afford to. I've been trying out bridges on my Huber Lexington. Wouldn't want to take it to a BG jam, but it wasn't designed for that. Tim Purcell has 65 clips with the Foxes and Fossils (and the Mustangs) online. I have wanted to know more about Tim and company as I am also a song writer but unlike Tim I didn't achieve any notoriety. in computer science from Stanford University in 2001, and his Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University in 2004. Tim is a true gentleman , a man of a word indeed and a very friendly person. view. Fantastic. I had to change the bridge of my Recording King RK 80 and Silvio was in my town for a concert. The bridge is very well-made, great craftsmanship and clean. I am able to get a beautiful tone out of the instrument with the lightest touch and lowest volume, and it is as loud as you need it be as well. It gives good note separation and note decay. Tim Purcell R&D Director | Fusion for Sage 200, Sage Intacct, Sage 1000, Sage X3 Warrington. I ordered an "Untopped Mystery Wood Bridge" from Bart Veerman. It was too muted, and dark,but he did his best based on my info. I just pur one of his 6/8 inchers on a banjo I was poised to sell. And how often do you change a bridge. I have a long-neck banjo that used to have intonation problems that really drove me nuts. Where Purchased: Virgil Lawson BHO member. Bridges I have gotten are built of woods more specifically built for open back banjos using spruce and locust capped with Gabon ebony. I had told Mike I wanted a "woodier" sound. Excellent craftsmanship. I am not suggesting the Red Maple bridge is the answer for every banjo. But there's some material I'm working on that I'd prefer with a slightly rounder tone. I notice much better note separation, much better volume and a tone that was a very nice surprise-crisp maybe is a word I would use for it. few weeks ago when I was taking apart one of my, to photograph for my Banjo Construction Photo Archive, I noticed that the bridge was pretty wallowed out. I want to make it clear that this bridge is not a miracle cure for larger tonal/structural issues. Some of these are great bridges, but I thought I'd give the Beaver King a try in looking for that elusive bluegrass sound. I still had the same powerful, solid sound I had before. I'm ordering another just like it for the Whitestar! I have a Snuffy Smith on my Goldstar and was satisfied with it but have read good things about Sosebee's bridges so I thought I would give one a try. They all worked well up the neck. It looks great. I have one on a maple and one on a mahogany. In February of 2021, he promoted to Detective and began his work in Property Crimes.Tim Purcell always lived life to the fullest. Looks cool, too. It's real,even across the strings with a real hollow airy quality. My banjo went from very good to unbelievable. Id had a home studio for years and recorded all of my girls at one time or another so this wasnt the first time Sammie and I had sung or recorded together but it was the first time I ever thought about putting an act together with her. This is a bridge that I'm sure many players would be happy with. It was 11/16, with Crowe spacing and 2.1 grams weight. In August, 2012, I decided I wanted to try something else, so I ordered and received one of Tim Purcell's "Old Piano Wood" bridges.After receiving the bridge from Tim and after switching back and forth between Tim's bridge and the Frank Neat a few times, I liked Tim's bridge better. I also have an afromosia/katalox bridge from David on an RK-35. 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