Acoustic Guitar Construction

Thanks Herman, that makes perfect sense! I will keep that in mind

like this sketch

Thanks for the link Carl, very informative.

John: sure it is a great bridge design - I'm just not sure if the string is coming out of the hole/pocket pushing up against the hole in the bridge, does it make sense?

Hi I'm building my first acoustic guitar and came across the pinless bridge design - I really like the clean look of them ;) This one is from Michael Greenfield. Just stunning! But regarding the design I am a bit puzzled. The strings exit through the holes in the bridge and to the saddle. In the pic...