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Double Bass Bridges...let me know if this is nuts

#4
munnkyboy said:
I am taking my Juzek for some repair work..fix a crack, new endpin and new adjustable bridge. My is warped!

My quote on the bridge (adjustable) was $450.

I've never had this done in 20 years, so I just need to know if this is in the ball park.

Thanks
MK

(Taking it to David Gage)
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That's in the ballpark.
 
#8
I recently got a new bridge and soundpost installed for a bit under US $220. No adjusters on mine, couldn't find it at any store here and it would have taken about 4 weeks to get them from the internet and I REALLY needed a new bridge. Maybe next year I'll get the adjusters and a compensated tailpiece. :D
 
#10
$450? Eh... I guess that's possible.

How good is Gage's work? Is it really first rate? Will Gage do it himself? (The answer to the last question should be obvious)

I had a new bridge made a few years back, by one of the luthiers who visit this forum. It was certainly well over $300, may even have been $400 or close to it. I can't remember for sure.

If you are absolutely certain you will end up with flawless work, then $450 is on the high end of reasonable. But that bridge had better be solid and fit everything perfectly.
 
#13
Harmmond Ashley did my bridge last year for around 150 but I supplied the bridge blank. Ben did a beautiful job on taking the excess wood from the blank. It would look like a rococo sculpture if it had goldleaf on it. A while back I had adjusters installed and I seem to remember it was around 50, 60 dollars plus the cost of the adjusters.
 
#15
Two things: Soho rents are unlike rents anywhere else in the country (except here in the bay area) so if David charges a premium I wouldn't directly compare it to the prices elsewhere.
Any of the cats in Davids shop are gunna make a great bridge for you. They are perhaps the busiest bass luthiers in the country. When I take my bass to Gage often it is Sprocket who I end up working with and he is a fine luthier.
That said, if you go upstate to one of the guys who frequent these pages (jeff B?) you will be pleased for sure.

My luthier out here n the Bay area is $350 for a new bridge cut with adjusters.
good luck
 
#16
3 years ago i paid $270 for an excellent bridge with adjusters here in the south of Switzerland, in January i will go near Milano in Italy to have a bridge with ebony adjusters fited into my new bass and it will cost me between $250/$300 . Just to give you guys an idea about prices on this side of the pond.


NUNO
 
#17
flatback said:
Any of the cats in Davids shop are gunna make a great bridge for you.
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I'm sure Gage's shop is all great luthiers. But there is something about knowing exactly the person you're dealing with, and knowing that he/she is the only one who will touch the instrument, that I find comforting.

basscrazy72, are you anywhere near Erlenbach? I have a friend there.
 
#19
flatback said:
Two things: Soho rents are unlike rents anywhere else in the country (except here in the bay area) so if David charges a premium I wouldn't directly compare it to the prices elsewhere.
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David Gage is in Tribeca. ;) Did you know that rent is taxed in NYC for commercial space?! :hmm: That's one of the reasons I've stayed out of the city. (I also prefer my commute)
 
#20
arnoldschnitzer said:
David Gage is in Tribeca. ;) Did you know that rent is taxed in NYC for commercial space?! :hmm: That's one of the reasons I've stayed out of the city. (I also prefer my commute)
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Personally, if I needed a new bridge I'd prefer the shop in Brewster over the one in Tribeca. Just MY opinion based on the work I've seen from both. I will NOT elaborate.
 

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