Although the response to our new bridge design and after market sales have been phenomenal, there have been dealers and players who have asked us for a more traditional bluegrass sound and look from our instruments. 

To accommodate those requests, Vern Brekke has designed a new bridge that we feel will offer that traditional sound and look without some of the problems of the original Loar style bridge.

We believe that both the original and traditional Brekke bridges have value and that the choice of which bridge to use is primarily a matter of personal taste and playing style. 

The new bridge consists of five pieces: a base, a saddle, a brass saddle post, and two leveling thumbscrews/nuts that support and adjust the saddle on the base.

The centerpiece of the new design is a saddle post that supports the entire length of the saddle.

It is a single piece of brass that is cut in a "U" shape and then threaded to accept the leveling thumbscrews/nuts.

This post slides into holes in the base and is adjusted up and down by the thumbscrews/nuts.

The post is pressed tightly into a slot in the bottom of the saddle.

Because this post supports the entire string area of the saddle, the saddle can be made much smaller than the common Loar style saddle.

The post also insures that the saddle will not bow or break in the middle over time.

This design also eliminates the screw holes that were a part of the Loar style saddle.

We believe that this post gives the bridge a more elegant appearance and better mid-frequency functionality.

To make the bridge easier to use, the top half of each thumbscrew has been machined to accept a 5/16 wrench. The bridge will be supplied with a small 5/16 wrench.

This bridge may be adjusted under string tension.