1 4/4 Violin Aubert Semi Fitted Bridge: 100543 Teller Germany 01042FU, With E Ebony insert, of Bosnian Maple A Product of Germany VWWS

This bridge helped improve the sound of my violin. It has a nicer curve than the bridge that came on my violin. I find that it’s easier to hit only the desired string(s) when playing. You do have to fit it to your violin, which isn’t too hard if you have sandpaper and a little bit of patience.

Good quality and sounds nice

The bridge is constructed well and with a couple hours of tinkering with a razorblade and some sand paper - your violin will have a new bridge with custom string action specific to your liking. The most difficult part is getting the feet to sit flush against the body of your violin. I used various grit sandpaper face up on the top of my violin to start, then put a thin layer of lipstick on the face, pressed the bridge into it, and saw where it had high points. Then you just chop the high points off with a razorblade and you are good to go!! Takes some time and dexterity but is worth it when you are done and have revived your old violin. Not sure how much the ebony insert does as it a 1/16" - 1/8" veneer style implant on the E string side, but it sure looks cool!! When I thinned my bridge out to specs the ebony occupies about 80% of the width of the top of the bridge so it must help a bit. I still used the plastic tube to prevent my strings from cutting into it though.

I was pleased with the quality of this bridge. The ebony inlay for the E string looked nice and performed well. My only problem was that this bridge was too short to bring the strings up to the proper level over the fingerboard on my Cecilio CVN-200. I ended up purchasing a taller bridge. I wish I could have used this one. I like the quality of it better than the one I ended up with.

This bridge arrived exactly as pictured but as with any semi-fitted bridge take it to a luthier. The feet were not seemless with the violin. I like the notches on the bridge for the string, they are evenly spaced is pretty standard arch.

We didn't end up using it and instead brought the violin in to get a different one fitted. This one needs to be fitted and have the bottom feet shaved/sanded down to fit the curve of the violin. So, if you think it's a direct replacement without having to do any work then you should be aware that you will need to do some carpentry work to it.

This product is not just a drop in bridge, and took many hours of fitting and finding the right height to carve it to, and thickness for resonance. Once it was completed, this was one of the best sounding bridges I've heard. Has great projection, and harmonic balance. **** if you are a noob, and wish to try fitting a bridge, buy multiples***. If you mess up the radius on the bottom or top, or hight, you cannot add wood back. Be careful with it, and have fun

while I was not able to use this bridge (smaller then I prefer), I was not disappointed by the build quality and visual appeal. Here's a couple things you need to know about this bridge. The bridge does have an ebony insert, it's not painted like some have suggested. you can tell this by the difference in wood grain. The maple wood grain seems decent based on the front and back; it seems to be a lower grade maple based on pattern, but the side view seem to show a pattern more parallel and of higher quality. Unfortunately I did not keep it to hear what type of tonal qualities it gives to my instrument. The bridge was really thick and outside of needing to be tailored to your instrument it's a great value. Yes you have to modify it. all bridges need to be trimmed or tailored to the instrument and player. For me I like a higher/taller bridge, I also like my bridge with a arch that's left center rather then uniform (more classical)