Name: Compensated Banjo Bridge
Brand: Deering® Banjo Company
SKU: C-BRIDGE
Price: 25.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Deering Compensated 5-string banjo bridge

$25.00

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Made of dense maple with an ebony saddle, this compensated bridge will improve the intonation of your banjo. For best intonation, each banjo string should be at a slightly different distance from the nut. This "stair step″ style compensated bridge does just that. This is the easiest and quickest way to improve your banjo's tone!

Available in 5/8" height for 5-string banjo.

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04/03/25

Gary F.

02/12/25

Much better Intonation

I can't stand it when the intonation is out on an instrument. Pretty much no instrument has Perfect intonation, but this certainly get's better than a non-compensated bridge and saddle!

Howard T.

01/24/25

Makes a difference!

Exactly what I had hoped for when it comes to subtle improvements to intonation, especially on the third string.

Austin L.

08/17/24

Great Customer Service

The first bridge I ordered was received broken in a cushioned envelope- which is not a critique, as it seemed very reasonable for the piece. I didn’t fault Deering for it being broken but emailed them to ask for a replacement and within the hour received a notice my replacement had been shipped. It came in a bigger box with extra bubble wrap this ...Read More

time- all free of charge. The bridge is a very good piece and a nice upgrade for my non-Deering banjo. However, after my experience I can say with confidence my next will be a Deering. Read Less

Charles R.

07/06/24

Great compensated bridge

Swapped out easily on my Goodtime 2. Intonation close to perfect.

Daryl R.

04/27/24

Bridge change

There was a buzzing of the strings so I changed the bridge and it is better, not perfect but better than it was. Thanks.

Charlene B.

02/14/24

Compensated Bridge

A bit higher than expected, but it can be sanded down.

David P.

02/04/24

Not what I expected

I didn’t really see any difference with intonation between the compensated and non compensated nuts. I’m not unhappy with it, I’m just not anything with it. I could take it or leave it.

Randall W.

01/25/24

Compensated bridge

Works great really improve the tone of my banjo

Al C.

01/03/24

Just right

Works just as I wanted it too. Virtually eliminated intonation issues with third ((G) string.

Joseph Z.

03/10/23

Bridge over troubled banjo head...

Perfect intonation from your intonation bridge!

I've never been a fan until I ordered your bridge.

Great product Greg!

Charles C.

04/22/21

Slow delivery

I haven’t received it yet.

Michael P.

02/04/21

Bridge

Took all the intonation problems away . When playing in the mid to upper registers I also used open strings. To make them in tune it required fudging the 2 internal strings. This new bridge cleaned that up completely.

Virginia B.

11/21/20

Great bridge, quick shipping

This is a great bridge. Thanks so much

Richard S.

08/22/20

Helped with 3rd string tuning

I wanted to replace the head and bridge anyway and thought I'd try the compensated bridge. Although the compensated bridge looks a little rough, it did the trick and helped out with tuning.

Jeremy T.

06/07/20

Nice addition

Didn't really notice any intonation problems before using this bridge. Mainly because I am a beginner. But it did cure some buzzing I was getting.

Jeffrey B.

05/12/20

Compensated Bridge Finish

The finish on the bridge was rough with splinters hanging off of it. It works, but looked rough.

David A.

01/12/20

Compensated banjo bridge

This bridge worked well on my Goodtime 2 to practically eliminate the out of tune problems with the third string. The sound is a bit brighter,too, but that could also be the new strings I put on.

George R.

09/17/18

Paid for the name

The bridge works fine. However, they are way overpriced. StewMac sells them about 70% cheaper. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how overpriced it was till later. I'll recommend compensated bridge, but not this one.

Billy O.

01/23/18

New bridge

I recently put on a compensated bridge on my Deering Deluxe banjo. What a difference it made! I love the tone and my 3rd string sounds really good all the way up the neck.

Rod M.

09/19/17

Compensated banjo bridge

I have just fitted this bridge to my Goodtime Parlour banjo, and it appears to work quite well in reducing the distortion which has been a problem on the 3rd string in particular. I will experiment further with different strings and tunings.

Robert M.

02/09/16

Q: A friend of mine gave me a new, never-used compensated banjo bridge which he had purchased from Deering. Great "gift" as I have been encountering tuning/intonation "problems" with my openback. What he and I can't agree upon is which way this bridge is supposed to be mounted on the banjo since there are no markings on the bridge at all. For reference purposes, does the 3rd string part that has the "slant" face towards the tailpiece or the neck. I think that this part should face the tailpiece while my buddy says the opposite.
Please clarify.
Thank you,
Bob Mondziel
Guyton, GA
Please clarify.

Deering Banjos

03/01/16

A: Our compensated bridge looks like a little staircase. There is one point in the middle that is the furthest out/the top of the staircase. THAT point needs to be closest to the tailpiece so that your middle G string is furthest away from the nut. Does this help?

Maciej B.

11/07/15

Q: Which way forward is the compensating bridge placed please, as I have one for my John Hartford 24fret & my Golden era and forgot which way , after cleaning the heads. Thank you

Deering Banjos

11/14/15

A: If you have a compensated bridge that looks like a little staircase, the notch for the middle G string is closest to the tailpiece.

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