ABOUT
‘‘Well we certainly couldn’t have predicted this but here we are!"
29 years on with a considerable number of instruments under our slightly longer belts, feeling very proud and lucky we’re still surviving. We’re indebted to all the people we’ve worked with along the way with a special thanks to all the musicians who have supported us over these years, many of whom you can meet on our website and social media channels and listen to their talents. It’s been a joy and a privilege to work with them all, pushing us on to fulfil their ever increasingly sophisticated and imaginative requirements. We look forward to following your journey with your Bridge instrument and are excited to receive custom commissions from your wildest dreams to the sublime!
THE STORY
29 years ago, a woman walked into our workshop, fiddle case under her arm and a
pick-up in hand and asked if we would marry the two together so she could be louder when she played with a jazz quartet. But under no circumstances were we to change the way the instrument sounded or affect the playability when she used the
instrument acoustically.
A conundrum, a challenge, and an impossibility? any interruption of vibration from
string to projected sound would alter the sound and response of the instrument
which is why it costs so much to have a bridge fitted, strings are expensive and
sound posts take time to fit well.
It was that day the light went on. An acoustic instrument has had a few hundred
years of development to be perfect at what it is designed for - to be acoustic. If you
want it louder put a mic over it.
So that’s when Bridge started. The criteria was set to design instruments that could
play loudly without feedback and had all the naturalness of tone and playability of
their acoustic counterparts.
All the skills we had learnt over the years and some new ones went into what you
see today - instruments that are specifically designed to play, sound and feel like
their acoustic counterparts but are robust and durable for use in our many
demanding environments.
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The early workshop days
The very start, 1995, fresh from the Newark School of Violinmaking! Our first designs that materialised in the shape of our Aquila 4 string, Lyra 5 string and Draco cello models, followed a few years later by the Tasmans and Golden Tasmans.
Here we all are looking ridiculously young just working out the first designs and protypes…aahhhh!
02
Trade Shows, Publicity and Awards
We would not be who we are without our eco-friendly design, which is at the core of our strategy. We are constantly working to improve our offerings and expand upon our capabilities when it comes to design and production. Get in touch to learn more.
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Festival Days
From the beginning we have worked with players, listening to their needs and trying to make the best instruments we can within affordable price constraints. We have spent many years going to festivals and concerts listening to players and their music.
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04
Teaming up with Eastman
Meet the team in Beijing and Shenyang such a lovely talented group of people and so helpful to work with. We’re missing seeing them this year.
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Onwards and Upwards
Things don’t stand still for long here at Bridge and our latest projects include an Electric 3/4 Aquila violin, an Electric 16’’ viola, Dragon upgrades, LEDs and many more special finishes ..... we’ll keep you posted! or give us a call.
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