Bridge Base Question - Full or Feet?

[morroben]

Does anyone have links to some good bridges other than Stew-Mac? Not loving their model. I know there is a Loar replacement available. Anyone tried those on other guitars? I've seen Ultima mentioned in older threads but I think they're out of business. There are some cheap (~$10) options on Amazon but I doubt they're any better than the stewmac.

[Hammertone]

A couple of other vendors:

Allparts:
Welcome to Allparts Music Corp. - Guitar, Bass, and Amp Parts Supplier

WD Music:
Archtop Bridges – A Wide Range of Guitar Bridges at WDMusic

[skykomishone]

Hmmm, I wonder if Joe Pass looked at his guitar and scratched his head trying to figure full contact or 2-footed bridge base out. I think he just grabbed the guitar and played it, leaving this kind of question to guys like us. This is interesting discussion, and gives me something else to worry about. I think I'll try to not think about it.

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[GNAPPI]

I saw a video where Joe Pass arrived to play a demo of sorts and used a git already there. He was miffed that nobody tuned it for him before he got there.

Maybe he didn't give a hoot about bridges or tuning a git?

Sometimes we mortals get over involved in minutiae that great players were Waaayyyy above.

[dconeill]

From what I have seen ... cheap two-foot bridges that splay apart under tension.

I try to use single-foot bridges and avoid the others.

Bridge feet are under compression. Tailpieces are under tension.

[Cavalier]

I saw a video where Joe Pass arrived to play a demo of sorts and used a git already there. He was miffed that nobody tuned it for him before he got there.

Maybe he didn't give a hoot about bridges or tuning a git?

Sometimes we mortals get over involved in minutiae that great players were Waaayyyy above.

I played a gig with pianist Scott Cossu who was with the Windham Hill label at the time at a bed and breakfast out in the sticks. The supplied piano was a old upright from what looked like the late 1800s and it hadn't been tuned in decades. Honky tonk doesn't begin to describe the sound. He just smiled and went for it ,seeming to enjoy the unique vibrations. I was really happy to be playing my violin and not tied to conventional intonation by frets as I sweated for the next 3 hours to stay in tune with the piano.