Best ebony bridge source/selection?

[steve V. johnson]

I got a Troubadour Tenor Mandola for a friend and I'd like to upgrade it a bit. I'd like to replace the bridge/saddle with either a solid ebony one, or an ebony with a bone insert.

Where should I look for the best of these, or for a good selection of them to choose from?

Many thanks,

steveV

[Michael Lewis]

Can you post a pic of the bridge on the instrument? Carved top? You may be able to fit a standard gibson type bridge, otherwise it may have to be fabricated by your local luthier. For this type bridge you have a choice of Darrell Wolfe(F5 Journal), Steve Smith(supplys Gibson), Daniel Smith, and Randy Wood. There may well be others too.

[steve V. johnson]

http://www.troubadour.uk.com/mandolina.jpg

I don't know if this will show the URL or the image, but here is the
picture of the tenor mandola from the Troubadour site.

Thanks!

stv

[Michael Lewis]

Flat top. Simple to make one and simpler to fit. You might try calling Sound to Earth (Weber) and see if they can come up with a flat bottomed brekke bridge to fit it. You will need to tell them how high the strings are off the sound board. The Brekke bridge is adjustable.