>>This is simply incorrect. True enough when a soundboard and bridge >>become so damaged that there is no positive bearing, or that >>bearing is lacking relative to some portion of the bridge surface, >>then seating becomes a very temporary fix.... increasingly so with >>the amount of damage. But this does not cover the cases when >>strings need seating despite positive bearing all around. >> >>RicB > >If humidity increases and the bridge moves up and the string does >not, then the cap will be crushed locally by the pin. On rereading this I see that I've got unintended wording here. I intended to say 'the cap will be crushed locally by the STRING at the pin'. Phil Ford > When the humidity decreases then the cap will move back down and >once again the string will not. So there will be a gap between the >string and the bridge cap at the edge of the notch, even if >downbearing is positive. So, you have a case where the string needs >to be seated despite positive downbearing. I don't see why this >case isn't covered. > >Phil F
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