I recently bought a Gibson Masterclone that I'm enjoying very much. To me at least, it has 'the sound'; what the person who sold it to me referred to as the Gibson 'cluck'. So I am not unhappy with it. Sounds different than the Iida archtop in my avatar. However, this forum is filled with talk of changing bridges to alter the sound, and I'm curious. I did try one of Bart's 'archie' bridges on the Iida, and am thinking of trying something different on the new banjo. It seems that the HO is populated by all kinds of folks who make and sell bridges, and some of them are pretty radical looking, very different from each other, and very different from standard bridges. Hmmmm, which to choose? Mr. Davis's bridges look very intrigueing, but have the biggest feet I have seen on a bridge, which makes them very different than the bridge that is currently on the banjo. I have no idea what the bridge is, and am hoping that someone can tell me what it might be? The only mark on it is a little arrow on the bottom of one of the feet, which is oriented towards the neck. Before I swap it out, can someone identify it??
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