> Trick question? :-) Wouldn't a string be pulled 'tighter' to the bridge and >'lower' on the pin when the board swells than when the board is 'unswollen'? Not lower on the pin because as the board rises and puts more tension on the string and bearing on the bridge top, the bridge is getting taller too and pushing the string up those angled pins, not only further increasing downbearing and tension, but also forcing it to take a longer path across the bridge, "amplifying" the tension increase. No trick, just a long overlooked factor. >I just read a quote from Andrew Lytle that 'kinda fits'.......... ;-) >"Only the very young can live in Eden. >Innocence prolonged ignores experience; >knowledge denied becomes a stone in the head." That explains that rattling sound when I do this... Wow. Glad I was sitting down. Ron N
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