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- #14,738 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #53 in Guitar Bridges & Bridge Parts
We are proud to offer these hardwood laser-cut cigar box guitar bridge blanks, designed and made in our own C. B. Gitty workshops. We offer four different styles/shapes in a variety of wood options - these are made from solid hardwood panels around 1/4" thick, not plywood. We carefully sand a beveled point onto the top of each one, to make it easier to prepare for string notching, but any other sanding or smoothing is up to you. Because these are laser-cut parts, the cut edges will have some darkening, which can either be sanded off or left as desired.
Below is an overview of the 4 styles/shapes we offer. You can see images of the different styles and wood varieties in the listing photos.
Style 1 - "Small Banjo" - this is a lower-profile bridge, about 2 3/8" long x 7/16" in height. These make great cigar box guitar bridges on builds where you need a lower bridge (such as when you have a fretted neck without a glued-on fretboard), and of course then can be filed or sanded to be even lower-profile if desired. We have been selling this design for years and have used many of them on our in-house builds, and they work great.
Style 2 - "Large Banjo" - this is a larger banjo-style bridge, often seen on 5-string banjos. They are 3" wide by 5/8" tall, and have the classic "T-slot_ style cutouts. These are good for cigar box guitars where you have a glued-on fretboard, and need a little higher bridge to compensate.
Style 3 - Kay-style - these are modeled after the style of bridges found on vintage Kay and Stella guitars, with a wide flat base and simple scalloped ends. These bridges are just under 4" long x about 9/16" tall.
Style 4 - Flying Kay - A variation on the classic Kay design, these have an elliptical cutout that forms two feet on either end of the bridge. Aside from the cutout portion, the dimensions are the same as Style 3.
CR
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
It works
ChiTownJimbo
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2024
They should work fine for a cigar box guitar.
Chris From Bama
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
No issues thusfar. Time will tell. Seem to be well made.
Tony Holland
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024
Worked well on a 60 yr old Stella Parlor.
flasunrayz
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
These laser cut bridges are very precise just what you need for Ukulele ..if its too high just sand the bottom..little at a time .. get your intonation and string height just the way you want.. great price nice bridge blanks
Gene Pierce
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
I have been hunting one for my 1059 arch top Kay for several years and could not find one. This one was close and easy to modify. It looks very nice.
Joe Bouler
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
I was in need of a bridge for an antique flat top Kay mandolin that I am restoring. For reasons unknown, bridges for flat top mandolins are twice as expensive as the bridges for the arch top mandolins. These were listed as bridges for a cigar box guitar but they are the exact size I need for my mamdolin. I am very pleased with them and recommend them if you need a bridge for a flat top mandolin or a cigar box guitar.
DC
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021
beautiful wood, very shallow bridges, doesn't work for what I needed
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