this is another potential application for CA glue - might be worth a test -
the glue is quite hard and brittle, so putting a layer across the top of the
bridge might well harden up the wood without degrading the sound qualities -
at least it's worth a try. Of coruse you can always sell replacement
bridges and figure that they are a wear item like the strings


"Bart V" wrote in message
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Seems to indicate that sweet birch might be even better than Beech for
your
application. The Locusts would be an excellent choice. Believe Osage
Orange - "Bois D'Arc" or "Bodark" would be even better. More attractive,
certainly
Thanks for the tips. There's special considerations here
though, the various woods have a huge effect on the [banjo's] tone,
sound clarity, volume etc.
Bart.
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