I'm new to this group. I just purchased an RK 35 today (my first RK banjo) and will be receiving it shortly. Anybody got some bridge recommendations?
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 | TL says:
3/10/2014 12:58:06 PM
You'll get a zillion opinions on this one, but my choice is the Arthur Smith compensated bridge. Good tone. Good intonation. Also be sure you have a good set-up. My two cents.
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 | banjoracle says:
3/10/2014 1:28:30 PM
Thanks TL - I have set up many banjos including an RK 35 can't remember the bridge I settled on (given the few different bridges I had available for testing), so a set up will be the first order of business when I get it. It just occurred to me, though. Can you trust that the factory set tension on the tension hoop is even, or would it be better to completely loosen the head and start an even tensioning from scratch?
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| banjoracle says:
3/10/2014 1:46:22 PM
Thanks TL - I have set up many banjos including an RK 35 can't remember the bridge I settled on (given the few different bridges I had available for testing), so a set up will be the first order of business when I get it. It just occurred to me, though. Can you trust that the factory set tension on the tension hoop is even, or would it be better to completely loosen the head and start an even tensioning from scratch?
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 | fish carver says:
3/11/2014 3:27:36 AM
Got the RK36 about 4 months ago and the head was close...but the bridge was on backwards! Had Ritchie Dotson do a setup on it and put a standard Huber 5/8 inch bridge on her...it will nock the bark off a tree now...
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 | TOMCAT says:
3/11/2014 1:03:33 PM
I tried a lot of bridges on my Deco King and the best I found for it was Scott Zimmermans Elite Z bridge.
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 | BanjoJeff says:
3/12/2014 5:52:07 AM
I second the Huber standard. I was already sold on them after trying several different bridges on my 35 even before I had Ritchie do the setup on it. He put one on my GF-85 when he did the setup on that one as well. Both banjos sound awesome. He keeps a surplus of those on hand for good reason.
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 | rhnewsome says:
4/2/2014 1:31:31 PM
I use a Snuffy Smith compensated. It works for me.
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 | Rawhide Creek says:
5/23/2014 3:25:24 PM
I just changed from stock to a Sullivan roasted maple on my RK-R36. More to follow . . .
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 | MMcDougal says:
5/27/2014 9:06:39 AM
Ive been thinking about putting on a Purcell bridge on my rk35. Anyone have any sound bites of this bridge on a rk35 or have tried this bridge on a rk35?
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| banjoracle says:
6/9/2014 8:05:42 AM
Banjophobic has a video review of the rk 36 with a Purcell bridge on it. Rk-36 Introduction: youtu.be/BJ0Flv-5oL4
I just swapped out a Sullivan roasted maple for a light moon bridge on my rk35. The moon bridge sounds great to me.
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