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- How thick should a violin bridge be?
- What makes a good violin bridge?
- Should a violin bridge be glued?
- Should violin bridge be tilted?
How thick should a violin bridge be?
Hi Ann, the thickness of a bridge foot should be between 4 and 5 millimetres, and a 16 of an inch at top of bridge where the strings touch. The back of the bridge should be 90degrees to the top of the violin and the side that you bow on should be slightly angled .
What makes a good violin bridge?
A good quality bridge should have a longer grain of wood on the front, or the side that faces the fingerboard. On the back, it should have a shorter grain. A trained luthier may be necessary when dealing with violin bridges, as the bridge is a very sensitive part of the violin.
Should a violin bridge be glued?
A bridge is the most important fitting on the exterior of the violin and the sound of your instrument depends to some extent on its shape, height, position and the angle. It is not fixed or glued into position but is held in place by the tension of the strings passing over its top edge.
Should violin bridge be tilted?
The bridge should be at a right angle with the violin face on the tailpiece-side. An object with a 90-degree angle such as a business card can be placed to check for a perfect angle. The front of the bridge toward the fingerboard should be at a slightly obtuse angle going toward the tailpiece.
