Bridge pin angle

[David Skolnik]

Don -
Just to be clear, in picture #1 is the sounding length on the right? That 
would seem to follow, given how you describe picture #2.  If so, picture #1 
would have been taken from the bass and #2 from the treble, unless the 
images got reversed.  Anyway, it seems that, apart from pin being loose, 
the problem could either relate to multiple termination points, or some 
amount of vertical sliding of the string on the pin.  In addition to the 
tests suggested by Ron, you could reinstall or replace the pin, maybe using 
glue.  If there is any excess movement at the pin, maybe the condition of 
the pin surface has some effect.

David Skolnik


At 12:00 PM 4/30/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi David
>
>The pictures were taken from the treble side and from the bass side--so the
>pin at the rear in #2 is the faulty notch which is on the sounding length
>of the string--and it is *very* clear that the horizontal termination
>(notch) is different than the vertical termination (pin).
>
>At 01:04 PM 4/30/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> >Don -
> >I don't think the resolution of the pictures is fine enough to be able to
> >make a judgement, at least as they appear to me.  Also, it's not clear
> >which direction is front and which rear, however I'm guessing that the top
> >picture is showing the sounding length.  #1 has a definite disparity
> >between pin contact and bridge edge.  #2 is much better.  It's hard to
> >decipher side bearing or pin angle, so I guess, unlike Ron, I do see some
> >possible causes of tonal problems.
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >David Skolnik