My Dog Bowl Reso is nearly finished apart from the bridge , i'm using a softwood temp bridge ( as in the sound test video ) just to set the action height and intonation and with a peizo stuck under the bowl , i'd like your thoughts on what sort of bridge to use and what type of wood is better , thanks for reading .
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Have'nt tried it amped up yet with the disc piezo's , not a fan of disc piezo's, we'll see .
I don`t use disc`s...Rod piezo`s...their in a bridge base with a bone saddle on top. The strings rest on the saddle pusing down on the rod....No feedback like the disc`s create.
I know I've all ready made 2 CBG with a rod piezo sapele and bone saddle bridges , I thought i'd keep this one simple , sounds great with the discs but there's just too much noise from from the strings and box so i'll make another bridge with a rod piezo .
Any flat bridge will work, hell drill a small hole through and use a rod bridge. Here`s some of what I make both acoustic and rod piezo bridges. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/custom-bridges
Here's what I've just knocked up out of a old wooden coat hanger and a bit of fret wire
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That'll work!
Check out some of Randy Bretz's bone bridges with rod piezos in them. They look and sound great!
https://www.facebook.com/MojoboneWorks
Softer material (hardwood) -> warmer, darker sound
But you can't make a bridge out of bone or metal ? , as it's a reso I need a bright sound the bridges I've made for my 3 and 4 stringers don't sound as bright as i'd like , i'm very limited in what I have left over to make a bridge with I have a couple of off cuts of sapele 2in x 2in x1/4in so I only get one shot at making it , so any ideas would be great , thanks for reading .
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