bridge recomendations for an octave

**pickinBob** · Dec-19-2004, 8:35am

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

**Chris Baird** · Dec-19-2004, 11:57am

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** · Dec-19-2004, 3:08pm

Chris

Is this the LMI you are talking about?

LMI

**Bill Snyder** · Dec-19-2004, 3:20pm

Here is an ebony bridge blank from Stew Mac.

**pickinBob** · Dec-19-2004, 7:52pm

Those look like flat top guitar blanks?

**Chris Baird** · Dec-19-2004, 8:06pm

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** · Dec-19-2004, 9:33pm

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.