If you are a little frustrated with overtones and brightness, this may be the way to go. I would not hesitate to order another bridge from Bart or recommend his bridges to other players. I could not be happier. Tim Purcell's Phone Number and Email Last Update. It does not: The banjo sounds different, much better, more like the Goldstar now. Rick put a custom radius on it for me.Update have a rosewood/ebony on my Prucha mahogany inspiration and it really has depth and bass. An awesome bridge!! As a picker, I have tried dozens and dozens of banjo bridges. as usual perfect processing by tim! As an experienced and innovative ICT Management Professional, happily living in Australias National Capital, Canberra, Ive found that work takes place in many arenas in cafes, in offices and during the many networking functions (that Canberra does so very well). As I remember it was about $35, and worth every penny. He sends you the bridge and if you're satisfied, you send him the funds. I've used this and the Vintage Tone (same style different wood) for two years, and although I have other makes (Farquhar, Snuffy Smith) I always go back to the Emerson ones. This bridge is a major factor in the superlative tone and playability of what is now my favorite fretted banjo. The info I recieved was Fitts acoustic in Alton VA. You might want to give one a try. This summer (2014) I bought a new Hatfield Buck Creek and love the tone of it. You can change your city from here. I like the Snuffy Smith ll and lll bridges and also Curtis's bridges. got a select spice, ebony topped, 2.5g, standard spaced bridge in his original design from Mike. I had heard (and read) some good topics on how the Purcell bridges are really great and things like that, so I decided to try one for myself. Well maybe not .Definitely a nice step up from a standard factory bridge. Also, the bridge produces a much clearer tone than a regular kiln-dried maple; very full, but less "woody" than other kinds of bridges. First things first, what I think is fantastic banjo tone might be different than you. Then I read about his new Red Maple /ebony combination. Remohead,AMBmediumcryos, 2 hump tailpiece. Anyone can shoot me a message if they want a more specific opinion. With the Wadsworth bridges, that problem is gone! 7. Mr. Weitzel communicated via email, explained the different options available, and made the bridge to my specifications. To thank you in person.Thanks again!!! Very reasonably priced. At a first look David Cunningham' bridges looks amazing, the wood is really beautiful and well made. Awesome craftsmanship, great sound. I especially like the thickness of Tim's bridges as I don't care for thinned out bridges, to me they give a thinned out tone. I play a Reiter Special (a great instrument), but I always thought the stock 5/8" bridge led to the action being just a little high. If everyone changes to Snuffy Smith after they buy Gibson (from what I've read on BHO), why isn't it standard issue?? His bridges are pricey.and worth every penny! Well, let me tell you..it kept the sweet tone and crack, but took the volume up to where I could never get it before. Produces a rich and interesting tone. Recieved the Danny Fitts 5/8 banjo bridge today. I couldn't put the banjo down the rest of the night. Great lows and highs. This took three emails to complete do to my questions witch Tim was happy to answer. I have no hesitation in recommending TIm. Needing a bridge for myGold Tone Cello banjo CEB-5 I contacted Bart via his online request form. He had me do a little work measuring and telling about my banjo and my style. I have some bridges here from some of the best and liked this sound better than the others. I have tried them on several of my banjos and they have sounded really good on each one. They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. B. Veerman teak.Tone is excellent. The next morning I started picking and my ears immediately perked up. That's service you cannot beat with a stick! He graciously agreed. The bridge cost me under $30. Too, Tim is a responsive and friendly BHO member to deal with during the purchase process. to try it out in the meantime. I am looking for trades to share my library of Bridges, but no further experimentation on the Veerman, Dunno WHY these bridges work as they do, but I've tried them on ALL my open-back banjos (3 Chuck Lee tubaphones, a Vega Whyte Laydie, a Lo Gordon custom). It spiced it up, twanged it up, metaled it up, gave it a complexity and a voice that I never imagined this banjo was capable of. Ive never had a bridge that made such an immediate difference. This has caused her to distance herself from anyone who tries to talk to her about it, which leaves her isolated except for her son. I think they sound better than any out of a whole pile of other name brand bridges which I've collected and you can't beat the moderate price of them. This helps to prevent sag at the top of the bridge over time.. The poem tells Amelia that the more she resist it, the more it will haunt her. Old wood tends to be deeper in tone than newer wood, so results may vary depending on your rim of choice. At $10 you cannot beat this bridge. The Sampson has returned balance to my banjo. Unless you are experienced as an estate executor, you probably should hire an attorney. 2. That sounded great to me. Excellent. I weighted the bridge and it was 2.1 grams, and everything seem good on the set-up. Shipping was a flat,affordable rate. Sometimes the really obvious escapes me. That was the bridge that came on the banjo in 1990 when I bought it, so I guess it didn't owe me anything at this point so I decided to buy a new one. I am glad I did not follow his advice. The compensation is amazing. This is the second Mystery Wood Bridge I bought, the first was a solid mystery wood bridge and it is fine for my newer brighter banjo but I needed a bridge for an older Celebrated Benary Open back that I have. He responded quickly. The one downside is that the banjo did lose some of its low end growl. Tim Purcell is currently a member of the architecture group at NVIDIA. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.For reprint rights: Tim Purcell is a popular Overall Comments. On a cold, rainy January day I was sitting in my sweatpants, playing my guitar, bemoaning the fact that my band, The Mustangs, had just experienced one of our worst holiday seasons ever. The bridge is well designed/built and looks great. Tim was very gracious & made my wife & I feel right at home. to see possible family members, friends, co-workers, and associates found from multiple government records, social and public sources. I'm going to try it on my other banjos and if the sound difference is still very noticeable, I am going to replace them all with Romero bridges. The volume, clarity, and tone were superior. It did not do as much for my Deering Maple Blossom. These are very finely crafted bridges. The group gained wider attention for their video covers on YouTube, with over 50 million views by 2021, [1] most of those since 2019, with increased recognition and online growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. This bridge was worth every penny and I have difficulty putting the banjo down now when I ought to be getting on with the chores cos I like the sound so much. No problem Tyri was very willing to take the bridge back along with the string width feedback, and promptly made me another to my specifications and liking. Great product. No need to read any more reviews, call Arthur and enjoy the results! I have been playing Scruggs style bluegrass banjo enough to own my own 5-string banjo for a little over 10 years. The sound had a slightly "rounder" tone and plenty of punch up the neck. I recently acquired '26TB1pot with a Ryan Tone ring, Gill resonator, Gibson (wreath) neck, vintage GibsonOPF, Presto-type &Pruchahoop/hardware. I diddled around with it for a half hour then put it away. I just had him make a custom bridge for me out of birch with a brown ebony cap, 2.6 gms. It made the high end not only clearer and more pleasing but louder as well. Really sounds great..I get so many compliments on, Very, verywell done. The girl has real pipes. Detective Purcell graduated from the 112th. I have been looking for a bridge to give me a little more control over my tone on my Morgan Monroe Cameron open back with W/L tone ring. Get started with Bill's Beginning Banjo course, or hone your bluegrass chops in Bluegrass Banjo. The engineering and craftsmanship of his products are absolutelythe best. Don't know the country of origin of the maple. As soon as I put them on I could hear a difference in tone and volume. Really folks it's just a banjo bridge. Bart has been really helpful, he's the nicest guy and he sent the bridge extremely fast. Believe it or not the first bridge Tim sent me, our puppy Frida bit the envelope and broke one of the legs off. HIghly recommend you give him a try. so I sent him an email, asking him what would work for the Ibanez, he says "Mystery wood - Ebony top. This put me in the custom bridge market as 3/4" is the maximum "off-the-shelf" height. The change in character was a big surprise. Happy picking. I have never been so impressed by anyone Ive seen in flesh and blood. Due to the organic look and warmer tone I see this as a bridge having greater appeal to the CH/Oldtime player. Bite, bark, volume, note seperationit has it all! Though he provides a couple different types of maple, it was a hardwood floor maple that David crafted the bridges from. He grew up in St. Joseph Missouri.Detective James "Tim" Purcell, was a 24 year Navy veteran and active member of Austin Police Department when he lost his valiant battle with cancer. The walnut has a beautiful, warm, mellow sound with balanced volume across the strings (I guess that's the advantage of the achilles?) That's all I have to say.BOTTOM LINE: I will replace this bridge if it breaks, is lost, is bridge-napped, or spontaneously combusts. My little Recording King is not the most expensive on the block but I believe she sure sounds like it. It arrived meticulously packaged and I installed it easily. I can't be happier with the purchase. View the profiles of people named Tim Purcell. It does a very good job at transmitting string vibration to the banjo head. As of now, Mr. Smith has passed, but his product remains a solid standard of his passion for the banjo. This bridge is fabulous in every way. Highly recommended. MY friend still plays that banjo and it sounds amazing with Bart's Bridge. I purchased the Dark Star bridge for my open back banjo with the intention to use it for playing both in clawhammer and up-picking style. As with all IT projects there are challenges and Tim was professional and supportive and he always presented constructive approaches to addressing these challenges as he had taken the time to understand the client , the stakeholders requirements, processes and culture so that he could deliver the resources & services required. The test banjo was mahogany with gold plating, old wood rim. The tone is percussive and has quick decay. I've even been asked if I bought a new banjo! Sullivan makes top notch stuff and I'm a fan of most everything old so couldn't wait to try this old growth factory floor bridge (maple/ebony, uncompensated) on my 1929 Granada archtop and on my RK85. --Shannon Hearne. I am pretty sure that part of his success in this design is that he creates a very slight radius on the feet to match the sag of the banjo head. Bart is a craftsman. It sounded excellent on about every banjo, imparting that dry old sound most Scruggs players desire.Then, I decided to put it on my prewar tenor flat head conversion 'jo. It was an amazing performance and I'm floored to hear on this program it was the 1st time they had performed in public! He has me as a customer for life. Also, a good 4th string. This bridge is perfect for my plectrum banjo: sounds, plays & looks great, and certainly is far better than the old Grovers. And overall tone is just fantastic. I can now add northern spirit radio to that list for adding to that. I playthe Washburn B-9 "canjo". Outstanding bridge, great customer service. (It is barely thinner than the medium-weight, which was purchased at least a year earlier.) And shipment is fast and Tim can easily be contacted to help with your expectations and what you are looking for with a bridge. It's subtle but very noticeable improvement over the previous bridge (Purcell piano wood, a very fine bridge as well!) i don't know why but it really created a huge improvement. It adds such a direct resonance to the banjo, I can't believe how much it changes the sound! I will order more of the same in the future. On my banjoI heard wonderful harmonics (complex) that really was a joy to hear on the first 3 strings. Who's Searching for You, Relatives, Associates, Neighbors & Classmates. I just put one of his Ambrosia Red Maple bridges, 11/16 height with a compensated third strong top, on a maple custom Nechville I have had for a few years and I must say it is an outstanding bridge. I have seen a great many older prewar banjos and conversions that use his bridges, and I now can see why. Anyhow, this fall I was looking to see if I could improve the sound of my 1978 Ibanez Artist. I eventually went back to light gauge and now play into a mike with our band.But now I have this Sosebee 5/8", std. The banjo came with a 5/8 and though very playable, the action was a bit high for my style. I have tried two other bridges on this banjo; the stock ebony topped maple, and a Gary Sosebee ebony topped select maple, both in 44mm spacing. He asked for full information on my banjo including string gauges, bridge height, string spacing, and customized the bridge accordingly. Better than all I have tried thus far on the banjo it rests on. After the Army, my career continued to build in the telecommunications industry both in Europe and Australia/NZ, and was growing in the ever evolving ICT arena where I have been lucky enough to have worked with some of the largest ICT companies in the industry. He responded the next day, asking additional questions about my banjo to ensure the bridge met my needs. I ended up with 2 bridges from David (.656"), and the zebrawood/kataloxbridge had a beautiful effect on the banjo. They sound fantastic and look so cool at the same time. He is a true craftsman. It's perfect, still warm, the way I like it, sweet, and the tone up the neck is great for those old honky tonk piano lines. I find it amazing sometimes that I have collected the group that I have, and that I continue to add to it. He then slid the Birch in place, and again a huge difference over the bridge I had in it. He is a writer and producer, known for Number 96 (1972), Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce (1984) and Day Release (1997). He's tried EVERYTHING and completely understands all the magical STUFF that goes into banjo knowledge. I told him what I wanted in a bridge and he made it happen. This, more than anything else, is really good to my ear. It became a lot more responsive! I picked a couple of songs for us to try, parsed out the parts and waited. I waited for it to settle in before I reported my findings. Bart was very helpful in helping me get the correct slot sizing for my Nylgut with red 4th string. With no promotion other than word of mouth and folks sharing with their friends, our site is rapidly approaching 50 million views. I always thought Tim had a great voice but some of his earlier songs are amazing. I was looking for a high quality bridge for my new Pisgah Possum banjo. 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