opinions of Milo Stamm bridges??

[BarryD]

If you have used Milo Stamm bridge blanks, do you like them.

What is the difference between the "A" and "B" models?

[martina hawe]

Hallo Barry

In my opinion Milo Stamm bridges are excellent! I like working

with them.

For the different blanks have a look at this page

http://www.holfter.com

they show pictures of the various models.

Martina

[Melvin Goldsmith]

Hi Barry

Happy New Year.

I rate Stamm bridges very highly for the wood quality and choice of

models. I use Stamm Bridges or Despiau. Stamm wood seems generally

better. One great thing from both companies is that if you have a

big enough order they will cut to your confidential bridge shape.

[David Burgess]

I've used only one, and don't remember which model, but thought it was excellent.

[Oded Kishony]

The link above didn't show bridge blanks. Where are these bridges available in the US of A?

Oded

[Collin]

Luscombe carries them:

http://www.violins.ca/supplies...ridges_milo_stamm.html

You can see them here:

Catalog

I haven't tried them yet - but I hope to.

Does anyone know if they are treated as Milomir speaks of?

[martina hawe]

Hi Oded

there is a link on the left side of the Holfter-page: "Bridges:

Milo Stamm Ponticelli"- there you can see the blanks, maybe I

should have mentioned that before, sorry...

Martina

[hghareeb]

It's just perfect ,, It's not stiff niether soft , I used to deal with Despiau However it's not suitable for some violin due to the hardness of there wood but it's good to have both so you can match .

about the defference , Actually I don't remember what shape I ordered to compare , The good thing that they will send you a samples of all the models they have . ,, Highly recommended IMHO .

Regards,

[David Burgess]

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Originally posted by:

hghareeb

It's just perfect ,, It's not stiff niether soft , I used to deal with Despiau However it's not suitable for some violin due to the hardness of there wood but it's good to have both so you can match .

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My impression also. A Despiau violin bridge I cut at the same time was extremely hard. The Stamm bridge was more like the Aubert Deluxe I'm accustomed to.

[nertz]

I like and mostly these days use Milo Stamm bridges blanks, like others have said the wood quality and consistency they have is great......

I might be completely wrong but I think the Despiu blanks are cut with a laser and consequently the wood around the cuts is hardened from the heat from the cutting process...I like their shape but find that they are often a bugger to cut and feel very hard even if the material in the centre of the blank is surprisingly soggy for the hardness around the cut-outs ....like I said this might be utter nonsense but it is the feeling I get when using them.

I really like the best Aubert blanks I have, but recent orders seem to be fairly skimpy in material around the main cut-outs compared to Milo's blanks and I often find that there just isn't enough material in certain areas for the way I want my finished bridge to be...

In the end I like to have a good selection of each as my ideas of what is good or works best seem to change fairly frequently.

Neil.

[BarryD]

Thanks for the good response. I have been using Despiau and felt they were better suited to the 5-strings I make than the Aubert blanks. I need to place an order and thought about giving the Stamm a try.

Is there any opinions as to how the hardness of the Despiau vs. the softer Aubert effects the overall tone? Wow thats a loaded question.

[pbelin]

the milostamm were by far superior to the despiau because of the finesse of the cut, but despiau have now matched that... I use both, depends how I feel on that day

[NiamC]

On 1/1/2008 at 3:13 PM, Melvin Goldsmith said:

One great thing from both companies is that if you have a

big enough order they will cut to your confidential bridge shape.

How big an order is big enough? I've been looking to bulk buy

[Marty Kasprzyk]

On 1/2/2008 at 9:01 AM, nertz said:

>>>>

I might be completely wrong but I think the Despiu blanks are cut with a laser and consequently the wood around the cuts is hardened from the heat from the cutting process.>>>

Neil.

The laser cut bridges I've seen have black edge surfaces.  Perhaps many companies use water jets or CNC milling machines.

Lasers might be great for cutting f holes in a few seconds.