Falsies

[Ron Nossaman]

>Maybe what is being worried about is the sudden increase in pressure on 
>the bridge pin, from the side draft at the new pitch. Who knows how to 
>calculate the pressure a string at pitch exerts on a bridge pin, and what 
>change ins pressure the bridge pin would feel when the speaking length 
>pitch as changed 100-150¢. (It might even be negligible.)
>
>It's a great sales pitch though, a sure calender-filler.
>
>Bill Ballard RPT


Roughly, the sine of the angle times the string tension will get you in the 
ball park. At the 10° or so string offset angle on bridges, it's not exact, 
but close enough to not tell you anything useful in this case.

Ron N