Van Dyke-Harms Brass Telecaster Hybrid Bridge and Compensated Saddle Set-Vintage Spec Mounting 2025 - Brass

Bridge:

This is our acclaimed T-style bridge but in brass! We've relieved the sides into an elliptical shape to facilitate picking and added a hybrid toploader/string through capability. Strings can be routed through the body or toploader style to yield different tension characteristics on each string. Because of our more robust construction, there is no loss of sustain or tone as with vintage-style toploader bridges!

As with all our parts, tone is a primary consideration. Brass is a solid choice for those who want to attenuate higher frequencies and emphasize lower mids. Since it is essentially twice the thickness of a factory stamped ash-tray bridge, there is an increase in sustain and an emphasis on the fundamental note not present with a traditional stamped bridge.

This bridge is equally at home on a premium custom build that requires the finest components available, or an existing instrument that has not yet reached its potential! These bridges are CNC machined from a solid billet of brass and then lovingly hand finished to an attractive satin sheen. Fits vintage spec bridge patterns.

Please note: these bridges are uncoated brass and will exhibit a natural patina over time.

Saddles:

Our compensated saddles are the result of taking a time-proven formula, and refining key details to offer a product that is peerless in form and function. Traditional saddles have large, coarse adjustment screws that often protrude through the top, potentially causing an uncomfortable or even painful situation. We designed our saddles to have semi-blind screw adjustment holes, ensuring the set screws will never come through the top. Adjustments are made through a tiny hole just large enough for an Allen-style wrench. Granted, there will be some instruments that have unique adjustment requirements beyond what a single length of screw can provide. For this reason, we supply all of our saddle sets with long and short adjustment screws, and can provide additional lengths upon request. The bottoms of our saddles are also milled to allow lower adjustment than a standard 5/16" diameter saddle. All height adjustment screws, intonation adjustment screws, and springs are stainless steel to provide a lifetime of corrosion-free service.