tapping strings

[Ed Sutton]

Ron-

You wrote:

> They are not crowned because that would weaken the coupling between bridge
> and string at the termination point. The higher the percentage of the
> bearing load that goes on the termination point, the better. It's not that
> mysterious.
>

So why not put a gully or negative crown on the bridge to be sure there is
more bearing at the edges of the bridge?  [Patent applied for  :)]

Ed