Figured was worth a shot. Bart decided on a plain Mystery wood bridge, lighter weightfor Stewie with slots cut specifically for the Nylgut (I ended up measuring them with a caliper) and using Crowe spacing. View Tim Purcell's business profile as Director, Bpr & Modernization Program at New York Workers' Compensation Board. 4. I passed around lyric sheets, tuned my guitar and took my place. I dont notice that anymore, and the gains all over the rest of the neck more than make up for it. Weight is 2.225 gr. Clarity and perfect intonation were outstanding features of both bridges. Most sellers charge $30 for one bridge, Don will give you 3 that sound just as good for the same price! I love to tinker around and experiment to get the best from all my instruments and 5 string banjos are perfect for experimenting with. This is the fourth of his bridges I've used. And Danny will bend over backwards to get you what you want. These will definitely "Turbo Charge" to order. As with all IT projects there are challenges and Tim was professional and supportive and he always presented constructive approaches to addressing these challenges as he had taken the time to understand the client , the stakeholders requirements, processes and culture so that he could deliver the resources & services required. Extremely high quality. I wasnt even considering that bridgeI just assumed it was only good on an archtop. I felt that the eitire head was resonating now - never had that feeling before. Highly recommended! The biggest improvement was up the neckall the way up. The overall character is not quite as note separated as my previous bridge (likely more sustain) but nonetheless I really like the full complex tone of this bridge. In addition, bass bridges are also offered. I received an Afro/Kat bridge from David today that he sent me to try out. I've tried Wadsworth, homemades, CatEyz, Sosebee, Snuffy Smiths, and others. The Babadook makes itself visible to Amelia, spooking her by hiding in the background at first, then by turning into a big black silhouette and cornering her in her bedroom. Slots were just right (crowe spacing requested and done well). Tim Purcell has 65 clips with the Foxes and Fossils (and the Mustangs) online. My observations are that although the bridge is somewhat smaller than the factory bridge, there is plenty of volume and the notes seem "rounder" and more "civilized", seeming to lose their hard edges. The first thing that I noticed after putting the bridge on my banjo was the amount of vibration I could feel through the resonator of my banjo. ", Where Purchased: from Stringbean 45 / Don New. He made me a custom bridge with 46mm spacing for clawhammer style picking that was the perfect height for my banjo. 3. I've tried these on my 1926 Gibson TB 3 conversion Ballbearing arch-top and I am very pleased with the result. 10. Bart's communication was also excellent. Every G note on every string and every fret rings true as well as all the other notes. The bridge is an upgraded sound but I found the bridge lacking as far as being totally ready to go on the banjo. He received a B.S. I was very fortunate to have Silvio send me a bridge in the mail. Quality: The Bridge is attractive and sturdy. The Babadook is rejected from Amelia and tries attacking Samuel, but is backed into a corner by his mother. The really great thing is that the respoonsiveness is just amazing, it makes playing up the neck easy and sounds great. I tried all three out on my two banjos (RK35 Madison and Deering Goodtime Special). Very high recommendation. In fact, the improvement in response is downright remarkable. All I can say is that I do not regret it ! His customer service is superb. I have tried a bunch of bridges over the last 30 years and this one is by far the best out of the box - period. A really great bridge and hats off to Dave Cunningham for doing this - it's finding these little gems that BHO exposes you to that makes Banjoing a real treat! Home . I was becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of sustain and general dullness of the tone. Overview (2) Born: December 7, 1949 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK: Birth Name: Timothy John Edward Purcell . A 10 to me is a product that is truly an impact item with the best performance in it's class. I was pleasantly surprised by how much this bridge mellowed out the sound of my banjo. I am a traditionalist, and David's three-foot design is classic, well-proportioned, and flawlessly executed. When I was done I somehow convinced Sammie to come down and fool around with those intricate Garfunkel harmonies. I took it home and played it for an hour and it's like the thing was playing itself. Very bell like on both banjos I've used them on. He is also an awesome picker! It arrived from Canada to Germany within 4 days (!). Also Tim is a very nice guy to deal with. Because we had the instrument at hand; and I wanted to add a little height over the existing bridge (which was, I think, OEM,) Steve ended up making a custom bridge from an existing blank which he had prepared previously, essentially on the spot.Works just fine. That cheap stock maple bridge came off and the roasted maple simply blew it away. I ordered them in the evening and got an email later that night that they would be going out within a day or two. See more awards Known For The Babadook Art Department 2014 Death in Bloom Art Department 2015 Now I have the new Scorpion bridge on the banjo.The sound is more rich and the notes are more separate.A very nice job. Going in, I didn't know what exactly I wanted, but Daniel not only recommended which wood to use, but sent me another for free for contrast (walnut for warmth, which i wanted, and maple for brightness as a contrast). I bought the bridge on purpose to be a little high so I could 'tweak' to my desired height. . The sound was so beautiful it literally choked me up. I now have volume far beyond what I have ever experienced on my banjo. Seems strange to recommend such a nice bridge on such a modest banjo, but now I've got a cheap beater rig with a serious authoritative bluegrass voice. I liked the design feature of Greg's solid foot cherry bridge. I have a very old Vega Folklore long neck, the cheap one with the wooden tone rim. He made five bridges from the various woods he uses in his great banjo bridges and I tested each of them to my "ear" for tone and volume. I love to tinker around and experiment to get the best from all my instruments and 5 string banjos are perfect for experimenting with. Also, Bart was very responsive and helpful - I would highly recommend doing business with him if you are lookingfor a well-crafted bridge. The banjo came with a 5/8 and though very playable, the action was a bit high for my style. I tried a 5/8" with Crowe spacingfor the first time--felt fine, sounds great. So it boils down to the bridge. I have an OME that was just too strong in the upper midrange - kind of clangy. I think it sounds better than maple and Birch. Tim Purcell, 64, traces the beginnings of F&F to a miserable New Year's Eve 10 years ago when his band, the Mustangs, couldn't find a gig. The FF bridge had a bit more sustain and lessdryer than the Maple Roasted bridge. And there is no comparison to any straight bridge. Great bridge !!! I got the Zebra Wood/Kataloxbridge 5/8th and standard spacing from Dave Cunningham, bought via the classifieds. I had heard (and read) some good topics on how the Purcell bridges are really great and things like that, so I decided to try one for myself. Very, verywell done. They bring out the best tone in all the banjos I own and have sold. If you order a bridge of a specific height, weight, and string spacing, you will receive *exactly* that. This Steve Davis Bridge is the best bridge I have ever had. This profile was gathered from multiple public and It was his generosity in sending along a two-footed bridge for me to try that resulted in a surprising result that I scarcely could have predicted. This is a product that would work for any style and on any banjo (I tried it for fun on my "beach banjo", a Gretsch import - and it made a HUGE difference). They were both for my nylon-strung/skin-head banjos and I went with the mystery wood, no cap bridges. Great show, thank you. Helplessly Hoping was also recorded that night. So I reordered for my Scruggs except this time I opted for the Sweet II. I had a Sosebee submerged maple bridge on my `29 RB4, and with a Blaylock conversion ring it sounded very thin; that is, all I heard was the fundamental with almost no supporting harmonic overtones. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Bart to anyone looking for a bridge. It not only sounds great but is a pleasure to look at and adds to my banjo's appearance. Clearer note separation. Filling out the slots in my dream band, I asked my friend Darwin to join us. The bridges David crafted for me were the best I have ever used (See this review:http://www.banjohangout.org/reviews/search.asp?m=s&v=7955&redir=true). I like his design very much. B. Veerman teak.Tone is excellent. I read some rave reviews on BHO of David Cunningham's bridges in late 2013 and ordered two bridges for my new Bales in January 2014. Better acoustic balance between higher and lower strings.the 4th string use to be somewhat dull compared to the other strings. Tim Purcell is currently a member of the architecture group at NVIDIA. For a performance even Graham Nash congratulated. Up & down the neck it sounded better than any bridge I've tried prior. Recently I was looking to optimize the sound of one of my banjos, a 24" scale open-back with a Dobson tone-ring in 12" diameter. I can't afford to upgrade to a better banjo, and truthfully can't see spending that much money even if I could. highly recommended! The bridge is beautifully made, and sounds amazing! Four are 5/8 inches in height, two with Crowe spacing and two with standard spacing. TONE: The thing I notice the most about this bridge was how well it brought out the bass end. view. The volume, clarity, and tone were superior. I bought the AmbrosiaRed Maple. The banjo has no more intonation issues up-neck. He offered much helpful input as to material and design considerations guiding me in the right direction based on my particular banjo and my playing style. Addendum: I just got two of these same bridges (ebony-crowned teak, two-foot), one for my OME tenor and one for my Stelling tenor. They are all high end bridges - in the $35-$40 range I believe. Not any more. It means that it might just take trying several bridges before you find the one that makes the sound you want on your banjo. I recorded a few measures with my Snowball mic and Audacity so I could play them a number of times for an objective comparison. I like the Snuffy Smith ll and lll bridges and also Curtis's bridges. Very good product and I highly recommend it! The best bridges, magnificent extraordinary craftsmanship! The sound is fuller and it really chimes. 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. The Babadook's presence pushes Amelia to the brink of insanity. I put a Kateyz Prowler on my Gibson Scruggs and got better sound than the original equipment - just a generic Gibson lightweight that actually had a slant toward the frets. Some are unimpressive ..while others are keepers. The gentle radius wouldn't matter, I hoped, and it didn't. It got to the point where I started contemplating selling the whole thing, giving up on the project of using a banjo as accompaniment for my singing. Also, David is an excellent person to deal with! The sound had a slightly "rounder" tone and plenty of punch up the neck. I've found (to my ears), in addition to what Tim described, is that the roasted maple gives more clarity, not brighter but more color or depth of tone. 1st string slot is a little wide but not bad. The volume is also impressive. The bridge is well-made and cool-looking (100 year-oldbarn wood). The third is my travel banjo, a little Gold Tone CC Mini open back. This maple-maple banjo peels paint off walls! Tim is one talented musician, singer, arranger, editor/producer. Best bridge by far I've ever used. David is an incredible guy to deal with and even sent a video of the bridge being made when I asked if he could snap a picture. They beefed up the tone & volume and look TOTALLY PreWar !!! Five resonator holes in the bridge. Definitely worth a try. Don't be affraid to pick it hard for the first few days, either. I couldnt wait to get out and perform with them. Mike suggested the McCormick spice bridge, ebony top, and I wanted to go with an 11/16 over the stock 5/8 and went with the pegged top. For more information please refer to my profile on LinkedInor see my CV. It noticeably increased the volume and clarified the tone of a parts banjo. I may go another round at some point as I think I could have gone a bit further on the 4th string compensation, but that's on me and my measurements, not the bridge! 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. To thank you in person.Thanks again!!! FYI, I'm currently using 10.5 11.5 13 20 10.5. The highs and mids are all I could ever ask for. Fourth sting is clean, crispand deep voiced, and theoverall sound has to be experienced! so I sent him an email, asking him what would work for the Ibanez, he says "Mystery wood - Ebony top. Good workmanship. The workmanship is excellent. 'Gold Schaller Set - 2 D-Tuners, 2 Regular Tuners, matching 5th - all with prewar ivoroid buttons' 22 min, '1920 Fairbanks-Vega Little Wonder Tenor, Large Pot' 1 hr, 'Tab Omer Forster "Flowery Girls" 2-finger style.' The young blonde in the video is Tim Purcell's daughter. My mahogany KK-3 had really come into it's own after I had replaced the stock ring with an JLS#4. The bridge cost me around $25. The quality was outstanding! Things just happen that are amazingly right, and at quiet to ear-blistering levels. This is a bridge that I'm sure many players would be happy with. I had these bridges on two of my banjos for a couple of weeks now and I 'm very happy with them. This bridge is the difference between night and day. This bridge is awesome. I got in contact with David and found him to be very friendly, knowledgeable, and customer service oriented. The bridge supports the Nylgut strings very well. Im going to purchase another 4 of these so that I have some in reserve for the future before they all get snapped up. As Amelia faces the fiend, she has a vision of her late husband, whose death she has been in denial about ever since Samuel was born. Truly a superior product. Extremely smooth everywhere, beautiful wood, the best string slots I have seen on any bridge, etc. I had Donald make it with 44mmspacing. Just send him your money. Very clear and distinct notes at both high and low ends.This Dam Spillway was the model that was one piece no ebony or other wood across the top. The Kateyz 3/5 Crowe spacing is the clearly the best in terms of volume and clarity up the neck. The craftsmanship appears top-notch. Thanks for another winning bridge design! Bart was very helpful in helping me get the correct slot sizing for my Nylgut with red 4th string. Virgil was offering 14" radius. It is the nicest bridge I have tried to date, replacing a moon bridge I was previously using. I listened closely to the tone my banjo now has and this too was a pleasant Surprise! The more I thought about it I began to realize that this might be my chance to put together that strong vocal ensemble I had always dreamed of. Bart is a craftsman. to see complete work history. Just bought a Huber banjo, & just for kicks I put the Davis bridge on it & it accomplished the same thing. Step Over The Line - co-written with Jim Fallon, performed withPerfect World It also added a bit more growl and now I could really feel the sound through the resonator! Every note is perfect up and down the neck checkedby ear or by electronic tuner. The camo frog however gives me an actual ringing note on all the strings right up the neck. Biography; Other Works; Publicity Listings; Official Sites; Contact Info (IMDbPro) Filmography. However, Barts response time is excellent. The tone is clear and even from trebles to basses across the strings. It is not a bad bridge but no better than the Factory Floor bridge or Sosebee. This showed further that tailor-made compensation was needed. I told Jerry what I wanted and gave him my measurement particulars ( I like a TALL bridge and the Stealth has odd string placement so it was a custom job for sure).When I got the bridge I put it on and right out of the box the tone and volume and power of my Stealth was increased. 2. It is a rare thing in this world that a product is comparable to products sold at 3 or 4 times it's price. I then switched to aKat-EyzCanadian maple/purple ebony and I thought that was the right bridge. I wanted to try a different bridge on my Mastertone so I contacted Tim and chose a Piano Bridge. He was intrigued by the idea of a generationally mixed project and agreed to give it a go. Being a native Detroiter I had to have one of these Bridges. He is a very pleasant and nice person to deal with, has great customer service, and just seems like an all-around good person who I would not hesitate to do business with again in the future. Again in 2008, I was honoured to have been awarded a Commanders Commendation for work in the Australian Defence Force as a former regular Army officer serving in an Army Reserve capacity. Service Technician at A&R Mechanical Contractors . This bridge is made from a maple bowling alley rail, whatever that is. However, I switched it with the hard maple bridge not expecting to advance the nice tone I already had, but, I was wrong. Tim Purcell was born on December 7, 1949 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK. Fantastic Bridges.I ordered a regular and a radius to try and was blown away!At first glance these bridges seem bulky with big feet but the composition of the old wood brings out a woody tone without sacrificing the bright tones at all.I would'nt thin them if I were you.I put the radius on a Huber Lancaster and the straight one on a Stelling Red Fox.We made sure the necks were tight and the other ends of the coordinater rods were only finger tight (super secret setup fact #007) and wa la .The Stelling really opened up.The Huber got a little woodier which it needed.Buy one ,experiment with your setup for a week or so and you'll see! The Babadook haunts whomever reads its poem and hides inside a pop-up book that mysteriously appears in random homes. Its a joy to play,sounds great, it looks beautiful, and I received it quickly. My oldest daughter Rachel who is also a very fine singer really didnt have a chance to do something like this with me because of the demands put on me by a house full of kids. As its prey becomes more frightened, the Babadook becomes more monstrous. I contacted Jerry about building me a bridge for my Stealth. Frankly, I was skeptical as to how much a mere bridge could affect the performance of this inexpensive but boy, was I wrong! The sound was improved , the notes are more clear and the banjo is a bit louder than with the Maple/ebony. What does all that mean? David contacted me before he began to work to make sure he knew what I was after. Nice workmanship. After doing some warm up with the old bridge, I replaced it with the new David Cunningham bridge. Compared to a hard maple ebony cap, the mystery wood bridge soundsmellow and full, without any muddy overtones on the low end. I trusted him on it, and Im glad I did. I highly recommend it! Ordered from Ebay, a 1/2 Red Maple top bridge. That's when I noticed the fret board had a curve, didn't notice until then. Absolute joy. Immaculate craftsmanship and impeccable service from a scholar and a gentleman! I had a Hatfield bridge on that banjo and it was a little weak on the base and sounded thin no matter how I set it up. He also plays ukulele and mandolin. I had a scorpion bridge on it at the time which I love, but I think the Frog is gonna stay on the RB for now. The bass response is full and the high end sounds pretty good too. It gives guicker decay ,dry sound and brings more bell like sound on higher registers and very clear notes on all the frets. Not this bridge. This review is for a 9/ 16" , A weight, three leg, ebony topped, mystery wood bridge with 46mm spacing. Oh and mission accomplished on finding a comfortable heightthe 5/8's bridge height is perfect as it lowered the string height just enough without compromising tone and volume. The Babadook threatens to make Amelia kill her son and dog. Accolades to Bart. I definitely hear an improvement in tonal qualitites like better mid to low ranges & longer sustain. After that, I let him recommend what to put on it to improve it. Rogers skin head. The bridge is compensated, and the top is flat to match my flat fretboard. It was 11/16, with Crowe spacing and 2.1 grams weight. This banjo bridge is a standard 5/8s size and is also made from the curly maple Tim harvested from an old turn of the cenrtury Milton piano. I'm very happy with this bridge and would recommend it to anyone. I have now tried this bridge on my two Stellings, and it's stellar. I recently purchased a Bart Veerman Archie Bridge for my arch-top banjo. No buzzing and the clarity is very good. Rounding out the first incarnation of F and F was my Mustangs bandmate and close friend Scott King. While the Babadook cannot be banished, Amelia and Samuel manage to live their lives. 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