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    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    28 minutes ago, Nicko said:

    What am I looking for?  In terms of bridge design what are the fundamental properties required for your design?  In a standard bridge design I would expect the saddles needs to be hard but this material is not as hard as most steels or brass.   I'd also expect any bridge to be made of relatively dense material* but this material is very light, and you want stability under load but this material isn't particularly strong.

     

    * The choice of a less dense material would likely result in an increased vibration of the bridge compared to a similar design in a denser material.  The payback is that the amount of energy transferred to the bridge would result in less sustain from the string.

    I'm very sorry that no one didn't understood that the bass bridge is assembled with different materials. AL, SS !

    before shooting , check out the specs .... capisce ...

    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    1 minute ago, ern500evo said:

    That wouldn’t be much of an issue for me, but for a working bassist doing gigs around London, very often public transport is the most efficient way to travel. So for someone in that situation, that would mean carting a second bass around on the tube with them. I know it’s all ifs and buts, and I haven’t broken a string for years, but it’s still a possibility. If I was one of those players, that would certainly play a huge part in me deciding against fitting this particular bridge, but I wish you luck in your ventures! 

    Many thanks for your feedback, I've a busy professional working endorser in London... he always has 2 basses for every gig ... me too 😀

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    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    1 minute ago, SteveXFR said:

     

    You're expecting people to buy what appears to be the most expensive bridge on the market based on a claim that it improves sustain and tone. You give nothing to back up those claims so I have asked questions which could lead to logical reasoning in the design which would back up your claims.

    If you chose a material based on the ratio of hardness to weight that would make sense for transmission of vibration without adding too much weight or if it was a UTS vs weight ratio that would also make some sense to help validate your design. 

    You seem to just expect people to buy the most expensive bridge on the market based purely on the word of the person selling it.

    Sir , with all respect to everyone here & outside this forum , I didn't started this thread here!

    I'm not here to convince you or anyone to buy my bass bridge! I've no need to give you any technical data about material, specs & much more.

    I gave a lot of info, but it's apparently not enough ! so if you want a bass bridge for free , okay no problem, so you can do all test you want & maybe you'll stop hurting my work ... PEACE

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    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    Just now, SteveXFR said:

     

    And what made you select that particular grade? There's no such thing as a best grade for every purpose. The correct choice matches the material properties against the design requirements.

    6000 series aluminium isn't particularly hard unless you heat treat it or forge it. 

    Don't get excited about it being an aeronautical grade, there's hundreds of them, some very strong, some very hard, some very weak and some very soft.

    Mr. I worked as engineer in the aeronautical R&D & don't need advices from a wise shooter ...

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    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    15 hours ago, tauzero said:

     

    So rotating the cam affects the string height, and screwing the intonation tube in and out changes the intonation - and surely will also change the string height. But then changing the angle of the tube in order to set the string height back to where you want it will also affect the intonation. So it would be an absolute nightmare to set up.

    You're absolutely right , it's worse than a nightmare ... you'll need more than 2 days & nights to adjust the string height & intonation 🤣 😂.....

    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    6 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

     

    A constant load causes no wear or fatigue in steel so won't affect construction long term. 

    Dynamic (cyclic) loads can cause cracking over time but strain (deformation under load) is a major factor in that so unless you've got significant flex in the bridge then that's not an issue. Just look at the number of 50's fender and Gibson bridges still going strong from the days long before FEA and fatigue modelling. 

    The full string tension is on the vertical pin ( Ball ends holding & string height adjustment ) & not as you 've mentioned on Fenders basses at the end of the bass bridge ...

    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    8 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

    If you like it buy it, if you don't don't. Live and let live. Some people like Rickenbacker, be pointing out the obvious wrongness of their preferences doesn't really get us anywhere. 

    If you make something unusual, and want people to buy it you have to do a bit more on your marketing to convince people to want it, for whatever reason you choose. If you don't then likely less people will buy it. 

    For what it's worth, I kinda get the design from a mechanical problem solving perspective, and would much rather have one than one of these ... :ph34r:

     

    Ray-Ross-Bass-Bridge.jpg 

    The Ray Ross Bass bridge is a nice Bridge, but it's not so easy to do the adjustments under full tension, IMO I see the moments of force that occur in the static state or during the playing as critical. A 45 G string in normal tuning pulls almost 30 kg and that's quite a lot of "breaking moment" that affects the construction in the long run (long term aspect).

    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    5 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

    The Kubicki bridge always struck me as enormously over-complex & over-engineered compared to other headless bridge/tuner designs. Not sure anyone actually improved on the simplicity & elegance of Steinberger's original - which is, I suppose, why most other headless bridge designs imitate it.

    I don't agree, the original Steinberger Bass Bridge is a mess to setup the intonation ( I still have my all graphite Steinberger bass lying in shop around)

    Ned's design was based on the bass , the bridge was designed by Jeff Babicz ...

    Phil was an innovator !

    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    5 minutes ago, fleabag said:

    I have a wee thought on this.  How much better can bridges get ?  There's been some innovations decades ago, but eventually the improvements have got smaller and smaller, as they cant keep getting improved forever.  The innovations are dimiinishing.  Marketing cowpat is where its at.

     

    Think toothpaste.  Ever since i was a kid, toothpastes have been re-vented and re-invented ad infinitum.  Sure they may have improved in big leaps early on but every year or 2, toothpaste marketing tells us that this product and that product will kill off placque and reduce gum disease by some huge percentage, and we get even whiter teeth from  Colgate's new paste.  Other toothpastes are available

     

    If that were really the case, there wouldnt be anyone with placque or gum disease, and even whiter ?  What again ?  Everyone's teeth would look like a set of snow white  glowing gnashers.

     

    Marketing is king.

    well said ! marketing is king .... & Colgate has a huge amount of cash for it ...

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    New bridge design... solving a bridge problem that doesn't exist!

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    2 minutes ago, Nicko said:

    Discriminated is the wrong word.  Most of the people here are not looking to shoot down ideas but they are prepared to question what a new design i=will do for them.  If I was advising you I would tell you to establish a strategy for selling the item - do your testing on the prototype to support your claims of increased sustain, do your market research to establish if anyone will buy it and at what price  If no one is interested at your estimated sales price with far east manufacturing don't waste your time on a trip to Asia.

     

     

    I'm sorry for my wrong wording, I'm a one man Bass Builder & my main goal is building basses. I've started the EVO Bridge project 2 years ago

    posting pictures & threads on FB.

    I know a lot of great Bass Builder all over the world, fantastic people & everyone told me that no one will install my bass bridge on their basses,

    because Bass player like to see what they know from Fender!

    Phil Kubicki is to me the one & only who has the balls to come out with a fantastic new bass design & Bass bridge ... no one is building copies from his bass nor from his bass bridge ... strange world ....

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