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In a message A440A@aol.com writes:

<< 
the agraffe and also bear on the bridge itself.  Duh,  I have never seen 
anything like this, but I bet someone on the list has. If so,  is there 
anything in 
particular that I should know or is it as straightforward as it looks?  
Thanks, 
      Ed">>

To which Dale replied:
<<"As often stated the sohmers are 
frequently a salad bowl soundboard with positive bearing thru the agraffe 
design." >>

 Ed.......  the Sohmer bridge agraffed thingees I have seen/worked on have 
always been 'negative' bearing on the bridge, not "positive". This one, being a 
"Cupid" (we'll send you a chaperone next Valentines day!:) may be "positive 
bearing" but I would check awfully close before I started acting on that 
assumption.
 The system generally worked well though the thingees leave a slightly 
'nasal' tone. Much can be done in the way of voicing to alleviate most of the 
'nasal' sound though, at least on the larger versions.............. 
Jim Bryant (FL)