>> what is the basic >>technique when you lay out a new pattern on a newly made or laid out >>bridge to insure that the strings line up with the guide rails and such. > > >Maybe I've misread the entire question, but I don't see where the error is >going to develop which will be significant at the DGR. > >Bill Ballard RPT True, the damper guide rail is probably not going to be a problem, but the "and such" needs looked at too. Alignment to hitch pins, unison spacing, relative alignment of string segments fore and aft, relocating hitch pins if you are of a mind, and the like. If you just go laying out a bridge without some sort of reference for alignment or correction, your work might not be as well appreciated as you'd like - or no one would notice at all. Ron N
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