Lowell Gauge...morphing back to REVISITED

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:32:16 +0100


gordon stelter wrote:
> Whether the string is primarily vibrating the bridge
> top for and aft rapidly, as I believe, or waving it up
> and down, as some others believe, a serious "clamping"
> of the string to the bridge surface, which still
> allows for sliding during tuning, is important. 
>     I belive that the traditional arrangement does a
> pretty good job of this. But there's something itching
> in me that says there must be a  beter way. One which
> does not create bridge top deformation, loose pins OR
> sounboard collapse.

I think most of use have had this itch.  Perhaps thats the main impetus 
behind the bridge agraffe grail ?

>      Perhaps if we stop bickering and pout our noggins
> together, we can all come up with something.

Grin.... Alice been feeding you those funny mushrooms again there Thumpy  ??

> ..........
>      Thump
> 
> 
Cheers
RicB

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