Pinless bridge

[ken cierp]

Yep -- pocket holes!

The lowden bridge has nice weight/size scale the relief extending all the way across does that -- like a river canyon rather then a hole in the wood. Matter of fact curved chanel would be pretty cool to my eye.

[ken cierp]

Looking closer at that Mottola bridge I see that it does have a curved ramp. Maybe it looks bulky because it is bulky? There's is not much saddle reveal so perhaps its way thicker than normal/average? I can see that the string stop area is much thicker then the others.

[Dave Bagwill]

It is bulky, and looking at some other designs has made me change my mind about that particular bridge.

[Tom OBrien]

On a very mundane and practical note, a pinless bridge is a pain in the backside during a tricky setup. With a pin bridge you can easily take tension off the strings, pull the pins and get the strings out of the way so you can pull the saddle, file a fret, or whatever else. Not so with a pinless bridge. I've installed this kind of bridge on two different projects this year. I love the look and the owners love the ease of restringing, but it can be awkward and impractical under certain circumstances.

[Dave Bagwill]

Thanks Tom, things to consider.

[ken cierp]

Electric string winder?

[John Parchem]

I tend to leave the strings pegged and unwind anyway. I am not sure why I do this.