String termination question

[Ron Nossaman]

> And of course, there may be more reasons, but it seems to me this basic 
> difference in string pressure on the termination points is reason enough 
> to go to something like what we see in most pianos. Even the bridges 
> with agraffes have similar needs & features.
> 
> Ron?

Sounded good to me. One important thing to grasp, regardless 
of what we were all inaccurately taught, is that the pin is 
the termination, not the cap, and the string doesn't slide up 
and down the pin during normal play. The "standard" pinning 
and notching setup isn't the best possible string termination 
at the bridge, but it's still pretty good, and quite adequate. 
It's also cheap, fast, and easy to install, all of which made 
it the default method.
Ron N