Where to get a Pattenote bridge?

Paulius Volkovas

Where i could get a thin long one piece bridge for my pattenote guitar?
It is a bit different than traditional gypsy bridges, it is longer and has no mustache pieces.

Dominik

Hello,

Do you have the old one? I can build one for you.

Best,
Dominik

FabioLossani

Claude Patenotte
Mattaincourt -
88500 Mirecourt
France

tel (00333) 29370168
fax 29374091

Joli Gadjo

For what it's worth, the more recent generation of guitars built by Patenotte has now a 3-piece bridge with moustaches.
As Dominik says, any guitar builder should be able to make one for you.

Paulius Volkovas

Yes I have the old one. Someone on this forum said it is not recommended to put 3 piece bridge on Pattenote, because it has different bracing under the top and it might damage the guitar.

pickitjohn

@Paulius Volkovas
My Pattenote 260 has a brace from side to side directly under where the Bridge would sit. It came with a three piece Bridge. I would take a mirror and see how yours is Braced.

Here is @Michael Bauer post from Oct 23

Be VERY careful about replacing the original bridge. If your 254 was that very wide bridge, do not replace it with a narrower one, because the top may eventually start to collapse. This happened to a friend of friend of mine. Have a good look at the bracing on the top, and to not use a bridge that applies pressure in a place that is not supported by bracing. Claude made that bridge wide for a reason. I got pretty lucky with my old Patenotte 260, which had great intonation. A new bridge might help (or a new fretboard), but have it made in similar dimensions to the original. At least check the bracing inside, and be sure a more traditional narrow bridge won't do to your guitar what it did to my friend's.

Michael Bauer

My later Patenotte 260 had a more modern bridge, but the bracing underneath supported it. If yours comes with the wide, one-piece bridge, you need to replace it with that.

I agree; if you have the original, any good luthier can make a replacement, but have him pay attention to the density of the wood and try to make the replacement with rosewood of similar density, if possible. Bob Holo taught me that a replacement bridge made of a different density rosewood will alter the tone of the guitar. Selmer862 had a replacement bridge, and the wood was not as dense as an original Selmer bridge. Bob felt that making a new bridge with a similarly dense piece of rosewood would improve the tone of the guitar even more.