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Mutant Violin Bridges
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I have collecting some images so I thought that I would start a new topic.  Enjoy the mutants.803ED8AE-9DA2-44CB-8CFD-D3E3D298ED34.jpegImage Enlarger3B83BA04-4EB3-411A-8FDC-BC4BD799D548.jpegImage Enlarger4A1A62EE-BDC9-4762-8A41-04620D9029E5.jpegImage Enlarger

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I like the 2nd one.

 

Is this something you made or can we buy these somewhere?

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Would the differences of the ornate carvings affect the sound? Or a less negative way of asking, because it might sound nice, produce a different sound? They look neat.

Why does my violin have so many wrong notes? 🎻 😱

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I was wondering the same thing as @cid or do they all produce the same sound but are "signature" bridges. In other words, the shape is a bridge maker's unique shape or his signature bridge that indicates who made it.

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The first bridge pic... created by a luthier with a big heart coffee2

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Three photos of another bridge.  I don’t make any of them.  But if I had a laser cnc.....70030468-6905-42BE-90C5-2255AF7E4252.jpegImage EnlargerA57D2E6F-2070-4337-8BEA-219E08B2ED01.jpegImage Enlarger1A86E42A-2967-431B-9D1E-A56F93D79519.jpegImage Enlarger

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I owe @bocaholly for this photo, since I could not find one.  By the way, if anyone has an example of one of these, I would like to purchase it.  2B046551-63C0-4966-A35E-C365EA5601D1.jpegImage Enlarger

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I too love these bridges. Not sure any of them help in producing a great sound but am open minded about it.
The one that you (BobbyFay) like is the one that has the greatest contact area on the top of the instrument. Logically I would suspect that it's not great to have this shape but I could very well be wrong.
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