Soundboard Evaluation

Richard Brekne rbrekne@broadpark.no
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:40:31 +0200



Ron Nossaman wrote:

> >I have seen this happen as well Ron... useing one of those little downbearing
> >gauges... they are kind of short right ??... taping down the strings at the
> >pins
> >doesnt necessarily change anything at the middle of the bridge (smack
> inbetween
> >front and back bridgepins). So you can get more apparent downbearing
> >readings this
> >if the strings at the bridge pins are lowered and the center remains
> unchanged.
> >Richard Brekne
>
> Ok, I get it. It's a false reading of positive bearing.

Thats my take anyways.... What if you take the bridge pins out of the equation
tho....? would seem without them in the, way so to speak, one of these little
gauges would work pretty well.. just a thought.

> A bubble gage will tell a much different and more accurate story.
>
> Ron N

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
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