Double Bass Bridge help

[Ken J]

My upright bass measurements indicate it's a 1/2 size but the bridge size does not match.
The bridge thats on there now was the original and the height is 5" and the width is 4"
The distance from the body to the high point of the finger board is 4 7/8"
Having trouble finding the right size to fit.
1/4 bridge is 6" in hight and 1/8 is close to the height needed but too narrow.
Any feed back?

 

[1st Bass]

I'm assuming you already know that the bridge blanks have to be cut to fit the instrument, right? Some comes off the feet, and quite a bit off the top. (You definitely need a new bridge...but you already knew that, too...)

 

[Ortsom]

Suggest to primarily go by the width between the mid-point of the legs, and placing the centre of the E-leg right above the centre of the bass bar. For symmetric placement on the top it then follows that the width between the centres of the legs of the new bridge is double the distance between the centre of the bass bar and the centre of the top. Your current (warped) bridge may not have the proper width. (That would not be the reason why it is warped, but it might contribute to top deformation.)

Is your bass bar OK? The centre of the top seems a bit low on the bottom eye of the f.
Consider increasing the height of the saddle. That should reduce the FB-ward tendency of the bridge crest, increase the geometric lifting of the lower part of the top (by increasing the longitudinal load on the lower edge of the top), and reduce the downward load on the top.

 

[Ken J]

I have had two other bridges at this point. I've done all the research over several years.
I like my set up low.
When ordering a bridge and cutting it there seams to be nothing left.
If I order and adjustable bridge there is little that can come off the feet
Tried that and had to drill out for the adjustable dolls and made a mess of the bridge buy cracking it.
Thanks for the feed back