The
ResoBridge S Mk III - SOLD OUT - Please do not order
Replacement bridge
for single cone, biscuit bridge, resonator guitars.
PLEASE NOTE - The
ResoBridge S will NOT fit Dobro style spider
bridge guitars.
ResoBridge S for
National style single cone
Features
-
New MkIII version,
with 'D' mass reduction cutouts, which improve matching to the
cones main resonant frequency
Allows intonation
adjustment and correct compensation for the open tunings used
on resonator guitars
Highly stable - unaffected
by humidity (unlike the traditional maple bridges)
Increased sustain
Better tone
Can accept different
saddle materials (even traditional maple), although Graph tech
saddles are recommended
Very detailed fitting
and set-up instructions are supplied with the bridge
PLEASE NOTE - The
ResoBridge does not include saddles since the saddle material
can be chosen by the user. Any of the traditional or new hi-tech
saddle materials may be used and shaped and drilled to fit.
Fitting the ResoBridge requires a reasonable level of luthiery
skill. So take the job to a qualified resonator repair person
if you have any doubts about fitting one yourself. Acoustic
Masters accept no responsibility for any damage that might occur
to either your guitar, or to the ResoBridge, due to incorrect
installation.
We recommend Graph
Tech String Saver PS-9100-00 or Graph Tech Tusq PQ-9100-00 saddles
for use with the ResoBridge. Contact Graph Tech Guitar Labs
on www.graphtech.bc.ca or telephone (USA)1-800-388-7011 (International)
1-(604)-940-5363.
The reasons for fitting
a ResoBridge to a resonator guitar
In
Brief (see our Tech.
Info. page for more on this subject) -
All resonator guitars
have fixed, straight string saddles. Any compensation for intonation
must be built in to the guitar by choosing the distance set between
the twelfth fret and the saddle and through setting the saddle
at a slight angle to the strings. This does not allow for changes
in string gauge or action and doesn't work well for open tunings,
where the musical interval between the strings isn't as regular
as standard tuning. The open tunings of C and D, often used for
slide playing, require that the bottom string length should be
significantly longer than the other strings.
Many vintage instruments
and a lot of the Korean copies, have poor intonation because the
distance between the twelfth fret and the saddle is too small.
The ResoBridge has
moveable saddles and allows near perfect intonation because you
can set the individual string length, just like on many electric
guitars. The range of saddle movement allows compensation both
for the large offsets required by open tunings and for the dimension
problems found in some vintage instruments and modern copies. |
