tapping strings

[Ron Nossaman]

>Considering that the bridge raises the string up the pin and compresses the 
>surface
>(compression set) in doing so. The area at the edge of the surface 
>(pin/notch) becomes
>more compressed than the middle. The center of the surface maintains string 
>plane
>while the edge of the surface recedes below during the dry spell.
>
>That's the route my train of thought is following.
>
>Jon Page

Exactly. The string doesn't stay "up" the pin. The crushed edge recedes
below the string line.
 
Ron N