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Bridges

Inspired by the timeless design of classic American adjustable mandolin bridges, the Weber Traditional Bridge combines vintage aesthetic and resonant tonal quality with refined modern design improvements.The most notable improvement is the ability to adjust the saddle height under the full string tension using the included tool. This feature allows for quick, precise setup. Every Weber bridge is carefully crafted and perfectly positioned for optimal intonation, playing a vital role in the sound, responsiveness, and overall performance of each instrument. This deceptively simple yet highly effective design improves tonal transfer, resulting in a brighter, louder, and purer sound. 

How to Measure

Ordering a new Traditional Weber Bridge:

  1. Make sure your action (the distance from the top of the frets to the bottom of the strings) is set where you like it before measuring. 

  2. Measure from the top of the mandolin to the top of the saddle, at the center of the bridge on the fingerboard side.

  3. Let us know whether your fingerboard is radiused or flat.

  4. Let us know if you’d like the saddle slotted for strings.

  5. Indicate whether you want nickel or gold thumbwheels.

  6. Your new bridge will need to be fit to the top of your mandolin

Weber Mandolin Saddle Post

General Information on Bridges

Weber Traditional Bridge

  • Threaded inserts securely attach the saddle, preventing any unwanted tilting and ensuring stable, reliable performance.
  • When adjusting the thumbwheels, all pressure is directed downward onto the bridge base. This enhanced contact between the thumbwheel and base improves tonal transfer, delivering a more truer tone and increased volume.
  • For easier adjustments, the top half of each thumbwheel is precision-machined to fit a 5/16" wrench, included with the bridge.
  • This bridge may be adjusted under full string tension.

The Shape of our Mandola, Octave, and Mandocello Bridges

To insure proper intonation, the larger bodied mandolin family bridges have a slight 'S' curved shape, running at a gentle angle across the sound board, rather than a straight angle, as with the mandolin bridges. We designed the curved shape for aesthetic reasons as well – to add a graceful look that matches the elegance of the instruments.

Restringing your instrument

When an instrument is strung for the first time, or during a string change, fret work or cleaning, the first outside bass and treble strings should be tightened, and then the bridge base should be pushed down and the saddle tipped back to insure the base has full contact with the top. Repeat with the second bass and treble strings, and then the remaining strings should be installed.