bridge recomendations for an octave

[pickinBob]

I have this #thread in the equipment section and havent found the answer yet so I thought I'd try here? #Also if I amke my own bridge, where can I get solid blocks of ebony and patterns to trace from?

octave bridge thread.....need help (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=8;t=20631)

[Chris Baird]

You can get ebony from LMI etc. You will probably have to buy a fingerboard or something. It isn't too hard to draft up a bridge design yourself. I've been making lots of bridges lately, I can help out if you don't want to do it yourself.

[pickinBob]

Chris

Is this the LMI you are talking about?

LMI (http://www.lmii.com/)

[Bill Snyder]

Here (http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,_wood/Acoustic_guitar:_Braces,_blocks,_and_blanks/Bridge_Blanks.html) is an ebony bridge blank from Stew Mac.

[pickinBob]

Those look like flat top guitar blanks?

[Chris Baird]

Yeah that is the LMI. I buy guitar fingerboards and can get about 9 mando bridges out of one. They are thick enough for the job. Perhaps get together a decent order, so as to warrant shipping cost, and then give them a call and ask how much for a piece of ebony like you need.

[Bill Snyder]

The bridge blank at Stew Mac may be for a flat top guitar but it is 7/16 thick and the fingerboard blanks at LMI are 5/16 thick. If the bridge blank is long enough at 7" it is bound to be tall enough at 1 7/8". If you need to make multiple bridges the fingerboard is probably the way to go. For one I would probably just get the bridge blank.

[mikeyes]

Check out Red Henry's web site as he has made bridges for OMs (mine, for example) that are terrific.
Red Henry Maple Bridge Site (http://www.murphymethod.com/redbridge.html)

Mike Keyes