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I hope and pray for their continued success in what I perceive as being not only a business but a calling. I really didnt anticipate that dividend. I highly recommend Renan Banjos and Tyler Burke. Just put one on my RK and WOW did it make better sound come out and it cleared the open back muddiness. We use cookies to personalize & enhance your experience. Great bridge with very even tone to all strings. Tim Purcell R&D Director | Fusion for Sage 200, Sage Intacct, Sage 1000, Sage X3 Warrington. I now have two extremely good bridges out of a bunch of highly regarded name brand bridges which are collecting dust. It gives good note separation and note decay. If the Sampson does not give you exactly what you're looking for straight away, I suggest experimenting with your setup before ruling it out. Thank you. This TB3 was a growling beast from the start but I have found the Archie bridges to REALLY make the banjo vibrate through the resonator when you play it. The arc seems to be the same as the Moon, so it is slightly less compensated than the Grover. You can change your city from here. Samantha Purcell is 28 years old today because Samantha's birthday is on 12/02/1994. The quality of craftsmanship is like no other as well. If you're working with a grover or Goodtime or Washburn factory issue, the Kateyz will make a huge difference. Now that banjo ended up sitting in a corner after a few years and after a 20 year hiatus I picked it back up 3 years ago. I was always impressed by her accurate pitch and remarkably pure tone. It is getting a really nice, ringing, bell-like tone from 12 all the way up to 22. 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. Just didn't deliver the way the Kateyz does. James Timothy Purcell, age 60 passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.James Timothy Purcell, age 60 passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.Tim Purcell was born March 21, 1962 to Rita Rose Purcell and James "Terrence" Purcell in San Antonio, Texas. The quality was outstanding! It's tough to review a new bridge when I have so many good bridges already and I would hate to jeopardize some good relationships by comparing one to another. I can personally recommend The Emerson Bridges to anyone who is looking for a "Performance Kit" for their banjo! I purchased an 11/16" height bridge from FQMS back in November 2006 and have been very pleased with the bridge over the past six years. When I first opened the package, I was immediately impressed by the beauty of the wood and the fine craftsmanship and detail work on such a small object. Dark powersPossessionTelekinesisTeleportationShapeshiftingManipulation, Animal CrueltyStalkingPossessionAttempted Murder. O.K. Extremely high quality. This one notes very clear and loud. I have seen a great many older prewar banjos and conversions that use his bridges, and I now can see why. You can't go wrong with this bridge! I've tried Nechville, Sosebee, Katzeye and a couple unmarked Grover type, but none really grabbed me so I thought I give one of Steve's a try. By 07:00 on Sunday morning, Tim had responded to my email with his recommendation based on the tone/sound I was after. The banjo was all-original but had a flat sound and thin volume. And once again it made a good sounding instrument outstanding! My current banjo would not benefit from a Grover at all. Bart was very helpful in helping me get the correct slot sizing for my Nylgut with red 4th string. But then I realised I had the bridge back-to-front. Bridge for years. 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 will admit I really wanted this bridge because it was very cool looking. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Jim and Tim's music for hours of restorative listening so sorely needed in this time of fear and bleakness and loss. Volume, clarity, fizz and vibration through the Banjo are much improved over what was a very good bridge. (I know, heard it before), but a double winner with volume on the RB and a new sound on the Hatfield. Randall made me a 15/16" bridge! I don't know how many grams or anything elsethings I don't worry too much about. Methodist, All of today's music was written, or co-written, byTim Purcelland performed by Tim solo or in the configurations noted : I have a very old Vega Folklore long neck, the cheap one with the wooden tone rim. Tim Purcell had been around the musical block a number of times, all the way from his first band, American Apple, and including (but not limited to) Lou's Blues Revue, Perfect World, The Riley Hawkins Band, and The Mustangs.But his latest & greatest is a combination of young & old folks called Foxes and Fossils.Though best known recently for the covers he's done with Foxes and Fossils, Tim has . I recently tried another brand name bridge and it had all that I was looking for. The Road to Forever - co-written with Jim Fallon This is Thesecret1070. He sends you the bridge and if you're satisfied, you send him the funds. Both bridges were impressive as integral elements in the overall acoustic system. 1. I ordered the spice bridge with the purple heart pegged top- medium weight as he suggested. I Highly recommend this bridge. No effect on function but none the less a QC issue in my mind. This bridge drastically improved the tone of my open back RK banjo, making it both more mellow and robust. I have tried them on several of my banjos and they have sounded really good on each one. My bridge arrived in seven days. I have made some myself out of walnut and love the darker tones of walnut but mine always were lacking a little something. Wow. It used to be the offending string all the time, but now that all 5 strings are on the same "level" of vibration, the tone and tuning has improved somewhat. 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. It is on my Nechville Galaxy Custom job with tunneled 5th string. I eventually went back to light gauge and now play into a mike with our band.But now I have this Sosebee 5/8", std. Five resonator holes in the bridge. Like the presenter it was Sweet Judy Blues Eyes that captured me. After replacing the Moon bride with the Romero bridge, I noticed a considerable difference in tone. This bridge meets those needs perfectly! I chose the "piano" maple cut bridge with the ebony cap. I was having intonation/tuning problems with one of my open back banjos. 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. I am constantly experimenting with different bridges, looking for the best tonal response, and this bridge gives great tone up and down the neck, both highs and lows. I bought two bridges from Bart, one ebony over teak and the Dark Star. The bridges were finely crafted and have a wonderful balance of clarity, separation and decay. Ordering: Barts order form asks a number of detailed questions about your banjo to ensure the bridge you order best matches your instrument. The grooves for the strings were cut exactly to the string size I use, so everything fit like a glove. So I sent him payment for that bridge and returned the one that I was not going to use. After some thought, I decided on Cherry with a Rosewood top. I really liked the tone I was getting with that bridge, but being the "tinkeraholic" that I am, I tried 6 or 8 other top name bridges that I had in my collection, but always went back to the Frank Neat as the best. It is a powerful bridge withlots ofsnap crackle and pop. Easy to deal with. I like that bridge very much. I had volume problems on some strings, where they just didn't sound as loud as the others - this bridge sorted it out and all strings sound even and crisp. 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 have used many bridges, including the Stockwell Medium weight Moon Bridge. Thank you, Donald (Zepp) for introducing them to me!Craig (frailin). I thought it sounded better with a little heavier strings than I was used to. (Maybe maple is not the best choice for all banjos.hummmmm). More resonance. There was far less bleed between the strings. I had a snuffy smith on before so it was no slouch, but now it is just amazing. I did not plan this ahead of time I just started by buying a used radius neck on BHO classifieds to bolt onto my Sullivan pot assembly and things kind of snowballed. The 11/16 went on my 03 golden era and instantly opened it up, and improved the tone all over the neck. I'm very happy with this bridge and would recommend it to anyone. It spiced it up, twanged it up, metaled it up, gave it a complexity and a voice that I never imagined this banjo was capable of. Probably the best 30 bucks I ever spent. Thanks Dave! These bridges offer excellent tone for a great price. I believe Eric at Sullivan has another solid product to add to the Sullivan name! spacing, tone monster "beech" bridge! 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. Let me say that I've used/use many great quality bridges on this banjo over the years. Upon trying it out the Sampson I was displeasewith the intonation - it seemed to make things worse! I just wanted to add that my new bridge significantly improves the tone of my Wildwood Troubadour; it gives the sound some warmth and richness, almost like adding layers to the tone. Dealing with Tim couldn't have been better. Had a notch added to compensate the 3rd string a little bit, and this was done for no additional charge. I told mike that it would be nice to have the banjo sound a little bigger, fatter, rounder (although I know since the banjo is maple, it will be a bit more bright, perhaps harsh than mahogany.) As many of you recall, there were quite a bit of high praises for the Roasted Maple. Where Purchased: Sture Svarn Musik,Sweden. The idea took root and began to grow. Bought this bridge in 5/8" height w/ Crowe spacing for my Pisgah 12" Cherry Dobson mounted w/ J. Balch 4 Star select goatskin head. 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. records, Lawsuits, Liens, Bankruptcies & sex offender status for Samantha Purcell. I had sanded down my old Sampson walnut bridge a little to improve the action and over time is was starting to sag. Now I wonder why I waited nearly 40 years to do so! Bought the 5/8" recommended by the guys at Elderly. and Pete Wernick's tone in general although they sound different on different recordings. I have ordering different size of bridges for my different steel strings banjo ( one for my Ballard and one for myGoldtone), i speciallyrecommandthe laminated/compensated bridges which give a very good warming tone with my goatskin head. In the years after I got the Sullivan I have done lots of things to get the best tone such as different strings, heads, straps, picks, Zero-fret, tone enhancers, pickups, D-tuners. I purchased a 1/2" Bart Veerman (http://banjobridge.com) bridge with a 20" radius for a cheap Davison Banjo-Guitar(banjo body/guitar neck) I received for Christmas. Both in appearance and sound. I had one of Tim's piano maple bridges on this banjo and it is also great. David marked each bridge with height, material, and weight (2.928 for the American Cherry, and 3.768 for the Brazilian). RIght out of the gate, I was very impressed with TIm's customer service even though this 'customer' had yet to order anything. I should have gotten one of these a long time ago.This is a 1/2" teak, Crowe spaced on a Reiter tubaphone with tight fiberskyn head. Sometimes the really obvious escapes me. That was the bridge that came on the banjo in 1990 when I bought it, so I guess it didn't owe me anything at this point so I decided to buy a new one. I thought of ordering another solid Mystery Wood direct from Bart but decided on the Ebony topped Mystery Wood hoping it might have a more dynamic tone. I use my banjo in church and need to be quiet, but clear. Strangely, the Fender factory is a close second, the difference being more in pronunciation way up the neck than in volume. The individual clarity of each note was noticeably increased from open string up to the 22nd fret. Email: dcmachinist@att.net I put it on my Deering Baucom banjo which is by his construction very resonant and dynamic. This bridge is extremely well made with a nice ebony "cap" with the "g" string compensated. After almost two days the difference became very apparent. In both cases, good clear articulation, chiming bells at treble, good bass, very sensitive to attack, works well all over the neck. I'm an anal tone freak & I don't casually heap praise on anything - only when it *really* works. I just want to say that Silvio is making the very best bridges available today. Good clean lows and highs, no muddiness. Bart's communication was also excellent. Choosing one can be a bit overwhelming. I ordered the Vintage Tone first as a trial for my 84 Scruggs but I made the mistake of ordering the wrong height so this one got fitted on my RB75. But there is no way to tell since I am not in possession of a device that measures decibels. I had seen many good reports on Gary Sosebee's bridges but I have enough hard maple bridges already. Totally satsified. I liked the design feature of Greg's solid foot cherry bridge. After switching the bridges back and forth, we both agreed that on my particular banjo, the Maple/Ebony was the best. 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. 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 can't say enough about the difference in tone and volume that I am now enjoying. I wanted to try a different bridge on my Mastertone so I contacted Tim and chose a Piano Bridge. The notes pop, my banjo has a nice plunky dark tone with good sustain and has a nice deep woody sound. And the 5/8" bridge I put on my style 12 made a remarkable difference. 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. The Spillway Dam Bridge would have made that argument hard to sustain. The sound is fuller and it really chimes. Thanks Bart! It was 11/16, with Crowe spacing and 2.1 grams weight. I was astounded with the improved sound. Frankly, I was skeptical as to how much a mere bridge could affect the performance of this inexpensive but boy, was I wrong! Years in Business: 28. Business Started: 1/1/1995. That cheap stock maple bridge came off and the roasted maple simply blew it away. It arrived safe and sound thanks to very careful packaging. His customer service is fantastic. Intonation in D is also fantastic.The volume is about the same. Service Technician at A&R Mechanical Contractors . I love to tinker around and experiment to get the best from all my instruments and 5 string banjos are perfect for experimenting with. Aloha, PH, Where Purchased: online from Bart Veerman. I am going to order a few more for my other banjos.Ken, Where Purchased: Janet Davis Music Company, I was thinking of buying a new banjo because of the tunning problems. This bridge has given it new life. I play a variety of styles, but mostly Scruggs. The test banjo was mahogany with gold plating, old wood rim. Clear, great bass, clear highs and loud. It appears to have been a secondary result of sanding or filing the bridge for fit and finish. Thanks Mike; if I could give the bridge 15/10 I would, but 10 will have to suffice. I needed a bridge to take the resonance rattles (not buzzes) out of my vintage Vega Tubaphone with a Rogers hide head on it and the Zebra/Katalox bridge that David sent fit that bill perfectly. If you are needing a new bridge for your banjo, I recommend you email or call Mr Purcell in North Carolinayou wont regret it!http://www.purcell-banjo-bridges.com/. Yes. Tim has an intuitive ability to determine what matters in business. He then slid the Birch in place, and again a huge difference over the bridge I had in it. A really nice touch is Doc is obviously a really nice guy- and wonderful to do business with. The bridge arrived in a padded envelope with a business card and invoice. I bought an 11/16 regular ebony topped bridge from Mike because the current bridge was giving me some annoying string buzz. I am an admin of this site. Excellent bridge. For more information please refer to my profile on LinkedInor see my CV. 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. Height & Weight Height (in Feet-Inches) 5 Feet 5 Inches: Height (in Centimeters) 167.64 cm: Weight (in Kilograms) 56.0 kg: Weight (in Pounds) 123 Ibs: There are several fine bridge makers out there these days, and I've tried a number of them, but to my ear these bridges of Bart's give the most "punch" while also increasing clarity, depth, and most importantly bass response, relative to the best of the other bridges I've tried. The bridge is well-made and cool-looking (100 year-oldbarn wood). Not by just a little but by a large margin, it was like flipping on a switch. There was no chipping, denting, unevenness, or roughness of any kind. If you are looking for volume along with a punchy, edgy tone, this bridge cannot be beat! Then as I was getting ready to give my banjo to my nephew I put this OG on. I was looking to improve the sound of my GoldTone BG-250. It's been a while, but it got this bridge from Bart a few weeks ago and just wanted to say how great the bridge has been. Part of the secret has to be in his ordering form, which asks for all the particulars of your banjo. Bart accepted a return and worked with me to get the perfect fit. Timothy Purcell. Fourth sting is clean, crispand deep voiced, and theoverall sound has to be experienced! I have a RK36 that I may just have to get one of these bridges for. I tried a couple capped bridges, but decided to give Mr. New's Big Foot a shot, mainly 'cause it looks unique. 1. I was recently in the market for a tall bridge for my c1886 George C. Dobson banjo. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say that I'm exceedingly happy and would recommend this bridge to any tenor banjo player. ), and it gives me that "early jazz" sound - it seems to me (subjectively at least) that the two-footers are a little more hollow and punchy-sounding than the three-footers. I decided to try a standard Scorpion. I playthe Washburn B-9 "canjo". For many years I have been using hard maple and ebony bridges with a Snuffy Smith frosted head, Presto tailpiece,Tony Pass Thin Skirt rim and Curtis McPeake tone ring. I'd had never heard it sound better. Some of them conflicted with F and F offers. I put it on my 1962 Vega Seeger and WOW!! He was portrayed by Tim Purcell. I don't think there's a dimes worth of difference between the 2 bridges in tone & by looking at them , you definitely can't tell the difference. I had been looking at banjos for a long time and decided to get a Recording King RK R20 to start with. Great lows and highs. Im sure some of that comes from not playing much up the neck. A great product from a great guy. It took a good banjo and made it a great banjo!!! I HIGHLY suggest these for your banjo and Arnold is one cool guy !!! They resist sagging well, are very strong, yet light weight, transmitting sound very quickly and efficiently to the banjo head. I have been playing Scruggs style bluegrass banjo enough to own my own 5-string banjo for a little over 10 years. My search for the perfect bridge is over! Extremely smooth everywhere, beautiful wood, the best string slots I have seen on any bridge, etc. At first glance it is a unique and eye appealing piece of banjo candy finely crafted. This was my first venture into changing bridges and I was very skeptical about what the results would be. I found a venue and we began preparing for our first gig. For now, they have a home. government sources. I observed the following: Man I can tell you this has brightened up the sound on my R20. Accurate city detection helps us serve more contextual content. I own a Recording King OT Madison with a scoop that I like very much but felt could be tickled to have a little better tone. With my Goodtime Crowit was like night and day when compared to the Deering stock bridge that came with my banjo. One more time! However , found it suitable for other kinds of banjo playing as well. This is a very good enhancement to any radiused fretboard banjo. He has me as a customer for life. The "archie" by Bart Veerman brought this banjo to its potential. Steve Davis suggested his 5/8 compensated bridge. Choose height, spacing, wood type, compensation, etc. Classy!Yesterday (04/28/09) I put a new head on the original Tom Hanway SwallowTail Deluxe, and so I moved the custom Scorpion over to that banjo, set up the instrument, intonated and tuned it, and then let her rip. 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. Now I'm looking for a new bridge for the new Reiter Bacophone; might just order another. I have no hesitation in recommending TIm. Mike suggested to make me a Kat Eyz peg head bridge out of the Snuffy wood source to the same specs of my favorite Snuffy bridge. I dont hesitate to recommend Barts bridges for a moment. MyLife is NOT a Consumer Reporting Agency - You may NOT use this information to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, tenancy or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance. If ever there was a perfect bridge for a specific banjo, this is it! Totop it off Tim was easily reached via e-mail, responded quickly, shippedpromptly, and is just a great guy to deal with. The pictures show a mother who vaguely resembles Amelia strangling her dog, killing Samuel and slitting her own throat. Plus, all the edges are rounded slightly, eliminating the potential for gouging your fingers or palm. Tim will construct a bridge for you to your specs at a very reasonable price. I never would have guessed a bridge could do this. Dar and I grew up playing and singing together in high school and for a bit after college. I'm going to leave this on the RK-75 for a while. It is a beautiful bridge and it solved the intonation problems and really brings out the sound of this open back. Being a practical gal she demurred and I, being a totally hedonistic impractical male, went out and spent 800 bucks on abanjo. I ordered a custom bridge from Bart, for my Century-+ old Stewart banjo strung with nylguts. Where Purchased: http://www.purcell-banjo-bridges.com/. And how often do you change a bridge. I find it hard to describe sounds in words. Simply terrific!! After trying about 3 factory made bridges on my Gold Star GF100 I was a bit cynical about how much difference a decent bridge makes to my relatively untutored ear. Looks cool, too. My banjo notes very clear with a nice amount of ringing now and to me is now the ideal clawhammer banjo. He graciously agreed. I tried this out on two different banjos, in both cases the result was a flattened, deadened sound throughout the register. Bought one-then went to Crowe spacing then bought one for every banjo. I never in a million years thought that swapping the bridge on my banjo could make such a huge difference. Thanks, Bart. It's an elegant looking bridge as well. Let him know what you have, and he will give you some great advise on what to pair it with. 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