Setting a Banjo Bridge

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
  • How to set a banjo bridge on your banjo. Taught by Warren Yates and Donnie Little.

Komentáře • 54

  • @robertmartin4456
    @robertmartin4456 Před rokem

    Donny Little is amazing ,I started playing banjo about 1963 and I've heard very few banjo players that have the savvy that he does! Thank you Warren for putting him on your CZcams channel so I can watch and listen!

  • @MrCurlieBlu
    @MrCurlieBlu Před 11 lety +1

    Thank you both. It is vids like this that helps us that are less skilled and knowledgable with banjo adjustments. I appreciate it.

  • @SaverGC3
    @SaverGC3 Před 7 lety

    Warren and Donnie, I thank you because of the insights you shared.

  • @CudavidO1123
    @CudavidO1123 Před 3 lety

    Thanks, Warren and great instruction from Donny the Banjo Man. Thank you, Fellers!

  • @bjwmorgan
    @bjwmorgan Před 10 lety

    your info is worth its weight in gold, a big thankyou!!! i set my friends banjo up, the first i ever did, and the difference was day and night, the next one to get done is gonna be mine, thanks again for your help!!

  • @markdarlington9914
    @markdarlington9914 Před 10 lety +1

    mr yates/little thank you enjoyed it and learnt something in the process

  • @reso1349
    @reso1349 Před 11 lety +1

    You guys are awesome. Thanks for your expertise on this stuff.

  • @chromatixlixrob
    @chromatixlixrob Před 10 lety

    You guys are awesome, much thanks!

  • @nasty5oh
    @nasty5oh Před 11 lety

    Appreciate these videos Warren and Banjo Man !

  • @ryanhardison
    @ryanhardison Před 5 lety +1

    That was just an awesome video! Goodness! What great tips!!!

  • @dreadnaught90
    @dreadnaught90 Před 9 lety

    Very informative! Thanks to both of you.

  • @RandySchartiger
    @RandySchartiger Před 10 lety

    Love those old bow tie Gibson's! I've got an old 1956 rb-250 that is an archtop my father bought new in 1959.

  • @cmeimgee
    @cmeimgee Před 2 lety +1

    After setting the bridge:
    3:41 Warren finds the note he wants to ring out more.
    4:00 "A little bit more came out"
    6:37 Donnie hits the note after does his own little bridge adjustment, then starts to adjust the rod
    6:58 "See that's gettin better". Tweaks the rod again.
    7:08 and 7:24 "Hear that"?
    8:38 Always make sure the bridge is seated flush against the head. The tiniest bit off can make a huge difference

  • @jamessanscrainte9533
    @jamessanscrainte9533 Před 9 lety +1

    awesome info! Thank you very much. Keep up the great work and video's!

  • @luvbgrass
    @luvbgrass Před 5 lety

    Thanks. Awesome video. amazing how much a little turn on the coordinator rod made in the sustain.

  • @EarlWannabe
    @EarlWannabe Před 11 lety

    Outstanding Warren!

  • @robertcalcote5730
    @robertcalcote5730 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank-you so much for the information!

  • @TheTalemaster
    @TheTalemaster Před 9 lety +2

    What Donnie's technique does is change the compression of sound created in the pot. I don't think it got deeper in tone as much as the tone changed in timbre. It allows the pot, tailpiece, and neck to share more vibrations, giving the resulting sustain and compression of sound. Without that kind of rod tension, the banjo broadens in tone since sound created in the pot is less "colored" by tertiary vibrating forces in the banjo. I've found this technique works better on no-hole arch-tops and no-hole flatheads, probably has something to do with the slightly greater mass in the rim of the latter. Also works with SkilletHead replicas since the bass is already much stronger than a typical 75 style banjo. Good tips guys.

  • @daveandrews6670
    @daveandrews6670 Před 3 lety

    Thanks fantastic information, didn't no that stuff.And have my bridge tilted.cheers

  • @ronmcknight5300
    @ronmcknight5300 Před 9 lety

    thanks guys great info ye are very generous with ye thoughts I am just a beginner trying to get started ron McKnight limerick Ireland

  • @StreetMusicians
    @StreetMusicians Před 9 lety

    You guys are the real thing.

  • @grahamrodger372
    @grahamrodger372 Před 7 lety +1

    Wow,great information.Obliged.

  • @JoeBanjo88
    @JoeBanjo88 Před 8 lety

    Thanks, Warren!

  • @bjwmorgan
    @bjwmorgan Před 7 lety

    thank you so much guys!! :)

  • @mikewood866
    @mikewood866 Před 7 lety +1

    Very helpful Ta very much. Mike

  • @ellikerdonald5660
    @ellikerdonald5660 Před 3 lety

    the more of your videos I watch, the less I know about Banjo . . maybe it's just me 'realizing'. In any case THANKS!

  • @markw.harveyaprn2582
    @markw.harveyaprn2582 Před 8 lety +1

    thank you!!! very helpful

  • @Carolina_Outlaw
    @Carolina_Outlaw Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the video this helps alot

  • @georgelynn2413
    @georgelynn2413 Před 2 lety

    Amazing

  • @billysims4748
    @billysims4748 Před 5 lety

    Awesome!

  • @SleepingJoe.
    @SleepingJoe. Před 6 lety

    Nice tutorial!

  • @wbelm
    @wbelm Před 11 lety

    Good stuff guys....thanks

  • @robinengland5799
    @robinengland5799 Před 7 lety

    Great, thanks

  • @kennethforbister2686
    @kennethforbister2686 Před 10 lety

    Thanks Warren & Donnie, you two are amazing.....a person would have to be tone deaf not to hear how much more OPEN that banjo sounds at the end of the clip. I never thought of going to the co-rods to tweak the sustain....thanks again.

  • @sharingtimeagain
    @sharingtimeagain Před 7 lety +1

    Warren, I had a guy do a setup and he has the bridge turned ever so slightly. He said he had to to get the intonation as close as possible. Are there times when you just have no choice but to bring one side of the bridge more forward or back to get the intonation right? Which is more important? Perfect intonation or the sound? It might be a newbie question but this video has got me thinking. Thanks.

  • @seanmartinman7946
    @seanmartinman7946 Před 8 lety

    Once the rods have been tweeted for the optimum sustain how long will this last? Or will it need tweaking regularly ? Having asked, I guess it's like asking how longs a piece of string.

  • @NCyates
    @NCyates  Před 8 lety +1

    At that point, you don't know. Pick a direction and see if it rings out longer. If not, move it the other way. A little bit means just enough to feel it move. You might not even see it.

  • @NCyates
    @NCyates  Před 8 lety +2

    Unless something changes, it will stay that way.

  • @NCyates
    @NCyates  Před 7 lety +1

    Different strokes for different folks. as long as you don't hear anything out of tune then I can't say it's wrong. A lot has to do with how you grab a chord. Earl played mostly two finger chords past the 12th fret so I worry about the 1st and 2nd Strings to be tuned the best. The way a banjo is designed, you can't fully get there from here.

  • @NCyates
    @NCyates  Před 8 lety

    already hand tight plus a little and then adjust.

  • @NCyates
    @NCyates  Před 7 lety +1

    Not past the 12th fret you don't. You have to decide which is more important to you, sharp and the 12th, flat open or split the difference. The video is about setting the bridge.

  • @darylwinn2702
    @darylwinn2702 Před 9 lety +1

    What kind of banjo is that? I used to play the 5 string banjo years ago and I was pretty good but I never had anyone to play with and I lost interest in it and gave it up. Now that I'm 65 yrs old I'm taking it up again. Of course I can't pick but at a snails pace. I bought a Fender FB59 banjo to learn on and its not a bad banjo but I'm sure its not the quality you have. I have the book Earl Scruggs and The 5 String Banjo and it helps me a lot. It seems the hardest roll for me is the backward roll. Gaining speed is really hard. Have you got any suggestions that might help me?

  • @Bascomblodge
    @Bascomblodge Před 7 lety +1

    When you measure from nut to the fret are you measuring to the middle of the fret one of the edges. same question for measuring from the bridge to the nut? Thanks much. Great video.

  • @webadage
    @webadage Před 8 lety

    Just saying, "I'll move the bridge a little bit" isn't very descriptive. WHICH WAY did you move the bridge?

  • @patrickhauk1356
    @patrickhauk1356 Před 9 lety

    Great info, Thanks! I have a question, as I adjust my bridge, the open second string now has a "sitar" buzzing sound. How do I get rid of that sound? Thank you in advance!

  • @vidSpac
    @vidSpac Před 11 lety

    ironically while i was watching this i accidentally knocked my banjo over and the bridge was moved -__-

  • @aihsjabsuans6569
    @aihsjabsuans6569 Před 3 lety

    Which one is better to produce the louder volume: the strings closer or farther to the head surface (or: taller or lower height of the bridge).
    I love the lowest possible action, so should i set the neck or should i sand down the foot of the bridge to get louder volume?

    • @NCyates
      @NCyates  Před 3 lety

      That is not what where volume comes from. A bride is set the EQ. You use it to bring the most out in the range that the banjo needs to be. Action can't be described in a quick explanation.

    • @aihsjabsuans6569
      @aihsjabsuans6569 Před 3 lety

      @@NCyates thank you sir

  • @larryhunt9180
    @larryhunt9180 Před 2 lety

    Helmet please me googo

  • @ronaldsteele9501
    @ronaldsteele9501 Před 4 lety

    G

  • @BlueWaterRamblers
    @BlueWaterRamblers Před 7 lety

    Wrong! Compare harmonic to fretted at 19th fret. It makes a difference.
    Banjo-Jim