> Can someone state the pro and cons over a curved bass bridge versus a > straight bass bridge. Surely the scale design would be more complicated > in a curved bridge situation. > Thanks, > James The curved bridge seems to me to be an attempt to make as many of the bass strings as possible, as long as possible with a given rim shape. Other than that, it doesn't really affect scale design that much. For scaling continuity, it would be nice to be able to make the highest monochord about 5% shorter than the lowest bichord, but there usually isn't that much room to play with. I normally like to go to a straight bridge with redesign, so I can extend the high bass out closer to the rim if I want to for better stiffness control. Ron N
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