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What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:02 pm
by Dave Bagwill
I'm not talking about the jig - do you see anything out of the 'ordinary' about the bridge?
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:23 pm
by ken cierp
Saddle slot is not angled and it looks to me like a "math" problem, not enough surface area to compensate all six different strings the core on 5 and 6 likely are thicker than the "B" string -- of course I could be wrong.
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:40 pm
by Dave Bagwill
That's what caught my eye. What does not show is that the slot is for a 1/4" m/l wide saddle and the builder says that is enough for good compensation even without the slanted slot. I don't know - why not just slant it and have lots of room for compensation, like Doolin?
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:55 pm
by ken cierp
Poor judgement on the maker's part --- in my opinion As it relate to a 3/32" saddle it defeats the advantage of having a wider saddle and merely shifts the limited adjustment area problem from the treble to the bass end.
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:41 pm
by Tim Benware
Nevermind!
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:16 pm
by Dave Bagwill
Tim - whassup? I got that pic off the ANZL forum - maybe the design works just fine, but sloping the slot would make me feel more comfortable.
It is probably a Gore design, if so I'm SURE it works for him. :-)
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:29 am
by John Parchem
Not a Gore design; I think both the squared off slot and the pegholes following the bottom curve are for looks over function.