I carved this myself out a layerd block I glued together myself with some files that I picked up at radio shack. The top layer is a bone strip that started out about 1/8'' thick which I glued down to a piece of ipe which is a tropical hardwood with polyurethane based glue, which seems to be one of a FEW things that will reliably bond bone. I then did the major shaping (the slopes on the sides and thickness) on my disc sander and the rest with a file. It came out sounding Great which made me happy considering this work was being done for a good friend and I had no idea whether a bone topped mando bridge would actually be a smart thing to make.
Sound Test: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3790648/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3884563
Sound Test: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3790648/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3884563
Category All / All
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 500 x 333px
File Size 124.2 kB
great job. it looks like the piece matches up pretty well to be accented against the color of the face. Is it a free bridge (like a violin) or a secured bridge? I plan to touch up some of the larger wear on the face lightly and just want to know if i need to mark where the bridge lays should i need to remove the strings briefly.
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