Trenchworker Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I need dimensions for a 1/4 size cello bridge. I have searched this website, other websites, Strobel's book, and found some repeated dimensions such as string height, dimensions of bridge "blanks" but nothing on finished bridges, e.g., thicknesses of the finished bridge going from down to up. Is it okay to scale proportionally down from a 4/4 finished cello bridge? Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Dorsey Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Strobel gives the finished bridge thicknesses at the feet and at the strings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trenchworker Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Yes, I have those. Should I then taper thickness from the feet decreasing to the strings, keeping the bridge back straight (right angle to the cello surface)? Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoGo Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I fitted a few cello bridges on student fractional cellos as well as few bass bridges and found that pre-cut bridges made to standard dimensions rarely fit these instruments unless you have really high quality instrument with neck installed to the norm (and the neck didn't move as is common on cellos and basses). Stock bridges are aften way too high and after cutting both top and feet you have too little wood above kidneys and heart. Or the bridge is way too wide for fingerboard that is installed on the instrument ans smaller size bridge would be too low etc... I usually measure existing bridge and take drawings of fractional bridges into Photoshop and transform width and height to fit the particular instrument. Then print out on paper stick to some nice quartered maple and cut it out. Thickness is usually proportional to size of the instrument, but I start a bit thicker and remove some wood as needed for tone adjustment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Dorsey Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 ...Should I then taper thickness from the feet decreasing to the strings, keeping the bridge back straight (right angle to the cello surface)?... You could. That's pretty much what I do, but I imagine that some people probably do it differently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trenchworker Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Thank you, HoGo and Brad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DBurns Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Hi You might have success with this data base: http://www.violinbridges.co.uk/ Here is some info, but not a lot. Still though a handy link to have: http://www.alangoldblatt.com/specs/Cello.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LinkMan Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 http://woodsoundstudio.com/setup.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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