> Rattling around in my brain is the factoid (or perhaps it's an > imaginoid) that at least one manufacturer (Boesendorfer is the name > that comes to mind) deliberately notch their bridges so that the edge > of the notch does not bisect the bridge pin hole (I believe they cut > the notches deep, but even that is hazy in my memory). > Phil F It is a misunderstoodoid. Beech (local hardwood) is softer than maple (our choice) so they k-notch their bridges to bisect the pin. As the string sinks into the wood the termination then becomes equal on the vertical and horizontal plain. That's what they told me anyway. :) Newton
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