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Bridge 2-Leg 4-string 1/2" Bridge - Grover #30 for Banjo Uke, Banjolele, 4-string banjos
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These are the standard that have been used for years on banjo ukes.
Just the thing for the Vintage banjo ukes that you are restoring "in kind".
GROVER 2 Leg Banjo Uke Bridge 1/2 inch high .... however you can lower it to 7/16" if you work carefully.
The bridge can alter the tone and the volume of your banjo. If you change your bridge from 1/2" to 5/8" you will get more volume. Don't forget that this might, depending on your instrument, make the "action" (that is the distance you have to push the strings down to the frets) higher and more difficult. If you sand a bridge to give less area contact with the head, the tone will be "snappier". You can also taper the bridge from the bass to the treble end to try to eliminate unwanted overtones and harmonics. Compensated 5 string bridges are also available. Maple and ebony bridges are supplied in various heights, also with bone inserts for a clearer sound. Remember, the bridge must be positioned on the head the same distance from the 12th fret as the 12th fret is from the nut. The bridge can be slightly angled to compensate for the heavier fourth string on a tenor or plectrum banjo, the distance at the fourth string thus being slightly greater than at the first string.