The Original (Not a Chinese Rip-Off)
COMBINED 'THREE IN ONE' (3 in 1)
STAINLESS STEEL LUTHIER TOOL
1. VIOLIN BRIDGE SHAPING TEMPLATE with 42 mm Radius
2. VIOLIN STRING SPACING AND MARKING GAUGE FOR BOTH BRIDGE AND NUT
3. VIOLIN BOW RE-HAIR HAIR MEASURING GAUGE
This is A Precision Luthier Tool for Accurately Shaping the Radius of Violin Bridges, Marking Positions of Strings on your Bridges and Nuts, and Measuring the amount of Hair to use when Re-Hairing Bows.
THIS TOOL MAKES SHAPING VIOLIN BRIDGES AND CORRECTLY SPACING & MARKING STRING LOCATIONS ON 4/4 VIOLINS A BREEZE.
AN AMAZING TIME SAVING LUTHIER TOOL!
"I'M SO PLEASED I DESIGNED AND HAD THESE MADE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER ENTHUSIASTS" (PAUL MOYLAN - UNIQUE VIOLINS)
Template made of 1.00 mm Stainless Steel with Matt Finish
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Directions for using Bridge Template:
The Radius of a Violin Bridge should not change from 4/4 to 3/4 they should both be set at 42mm.
Our COMBINED 'VIOLIN BRIDGE TEMPLATE' allows you to Shape the Radius of Your Bridge and Mark the Bridge for the correct String Locations
When marking String Positions for a full-size 4/4 Violin Bridge use the markings on the very top outside edge of the Template.
The Markings on the Tool are graduated so that you may also use the Tool on Fractional instruments. e.g. You can Mark the String Positions for a 3/4 Bridge at 11mm centers instead of the usual 11.5mm centers of a Full Size instrument.
Marking the correct distances for your Violin String Centers is actually quite a complicated procedure. Marking the String Positions on a Violin Bridge is not achieved by measuring around the arc of the Bridge but rather by measuring perpendicularly. This means the distance measured on the arc is greater between the outside Strings (G&D and the A&E Strings), than the distance between the central Strings (D&A Strings).
Needless to say if you use my Template it will help you Easily and Correctly Mark the String Positions accurately on a Bridge!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Directions for using Hair Gauge:
You may purchase large hanks of horse hair (like 500gms in weight) at a time, or you can buy pre-measured hanks of horse hair to fit your bows. But even the pre-measured hanks usually have too much hair on them and need thinning. To gauge the correct amount of hair required to use on your bow, follow these instructions: firstly the finished horse hair on your bow should be about 1 mm thick (which happens to be the width of the slot on our tool), you then need to measure the width of the mortise (the widest point of the wedge shape cut/opening in the tip of your bow). Then Mark the corresponding width of the mortise onto the gauge, and fill up the slot in the gauge with horsehair until you hit that Mark on the gauge. You should select just enough hair to fill that gap. — that’s how much hair is needed.
P.S. The Hair Gauge on our combined Tool has limited markings on it, as such we usually find the correct amount of hair required is around 7.5mm, but you may prefer slightly more or less Hair to your own liking.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Our Combined Bridge Templates have been manufactured using Laser Technology and are as Precise as this method allows.
Note: The workable 'Top Surface' of the Stainless Steel Tool is guaranteed free from scratches and defects, however the underside may show small abrasion marks which sometimes occur during the manufacturing process, this is normal.