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| Author: | Steve H [ Sun May 06, 2007 3:19 pm ] |
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I'm getting ready to make the bridge for the guitar that I've been working on.I was thinking of using rosewood on this one.Would some of you share your thoughts about rosewood compared to ebony?Which do you prefer? Thanks, Steve H. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sun May 06, 2007 3:26 pm ] |
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Steve, seems to me, there was a recent thread on just that subject. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sun May 06, 2007 3:37 pm ] |
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I might be wrong, the one I was thinking about was the one on bridgeplate material. There is one on ebony bridges that has some discussion, and there may be others. When you search for bridge materials in the archives you get a bunch of hits. |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Sun May 06, 2007 3:53 pm ] |
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Old discussions will get you far, but I think most folks here will be proponents of some type of rosewood, preferably brazilian, madagascan, etc. because it's lighter, less damping, lets the highs shimmer through a bit better, and is generally more resonant (higher velocity of sound) than ebony, which is just about the dullest thunking wood I have in my stash. It has its place (Mario's described it as a good wood for small guitars, because it can give the impression of a little more bass by virtue of taming the highs slightly, as well as purely the mass effect), but looking at my bridge materials, 90% of is rosewood of some sort. |
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| Author: | bob J [ Sun May 06, 2007 10:31 pm ] |
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How would African Blackwood work? |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Sun May 06, 2007 10:55 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=bob J] How would African Blackwood work?[/QUOTE] Here's a pretty simple test...Just tap it or drop it on a hard surface and determine whether it "rings or thuds". I try to avoid anything in a guitar that thuds and only use materials that ring. |
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| Author: | bob J [ Sun May 06, 2007 11:23 pm ] |
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Thanks you guys |
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| Author: | Michael McBroom [ Mon May 07, 2007 4:56 am ] |
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I have used EIR and padauk for bridges (classical). For a steel-string I built, I used pau ferro (Bolvian rosewood). Pau ferro is an excellent tone wood. It's hard, non-porous, has about the same density as EIR (maybe a bit more) and often has attractive grain patterns. I'll use it again as bridge material. Best, Michael |
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