Used by Baucom, Eldridge, Munde, Gibson Banjo Co. , many more. The first of the new high tech bridges, still considered the best by dozens of pros. If you do not notce this problem on your banjo, use a Style I. It will probably last longer before the third string slot chips out. Note your strings may come off the fingerboard unless you press straight down when noting. Many proponents of Crowe spacing have special built wide fingerboards, though this is not a must.
Experts agree fewer growth rings produce better tone.
Standard bridges may have as many as eight or nine rings. Most style IIIs have no more than four. This is the other hot selling high tech bridge. Imported wood, rounded top edges to reduce overtones. For moderate intonation problems.