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I know this has been asked before: bridge weight
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:42 pm
by Dennis Duross
But I haven't been able to find it.
I've got a one-piece African Blackwood bridge that weighs in at 36 grams.
Is this heavy?
Bridge-wise?
Re: I know this has been asked before: bridge weight
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:04 pm
by Alain Lambert
It is on the heavy side. Steel string bridges are usually between 20-30 g. But this all depends on you bridge layout/model.
I have made bridges Martin style with ABB which were at 31 g.
ABB is heavy by nature and the bridges will be on the heavy side.
Try to make it a bit slimmer, if possible remove wood from the back, wings, etc..
Re: I know this has been asked before: bridge weight
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:38 pm
by Dennis Duross
Thanks for your reply, Alain.
Mine is a floating bridge. Is that what you're referring to, or are you talking about a fixed bridge?
Re: I know this has been asked before: bridge weight
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:11 pm
by Alain Lambert
Mine were fixed bridges on acoustic. I do not know much about archtop
Re: I know this has been asked before: bridge weight
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 1:57 pm
by Brian Evans
So I went a found a spare archtop bridge, typical two piece with adjusting screws, rosewood, and it weighs 34.4 grams. It is actually smaller than I currently make as far as the base goes. So I think you are in the ball park.
I asked this question a little while ago;
http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4241
There is an interesting discussion that touches on bridge mass/weight here:
http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php ... dge+design
Brian