[CAUT] Thank you for Stability advice

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Tue Feb 9 15:37:41 MST 2010


David Love wrote:
> If the problem is flagpolling then it doesn’t 
> work because tapping the pin down won’t stop the flagpolling problem.  

Actually, it does, temporarily. The pin will drag the string 
down to the bridge cap, bending it around the crushed curve, 
until it jams down on the notch edge. This will often 
temporarily stop the flagpoling. That's exactly where the 
perceived tonal improvement comes from.

Ron N


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