Bridge physics

[Phillip Ford]

>Phil-
>I seem to have come out of this one smelling worse than going in.  You 
>seem to have reacted to the only defensive part of my response.  In fact, 
>my reference to "less-than-definitive data" did not refer to any of the 
>current discussion, which I find immensely challenging, and for which, as 
>I tried to make clear, I am most appreciative.  It was, rather, a sense 
>of  the tenor of past discussions, where I, and yes, I guess RicB also, 
>felt that statements verging on certainty, whether about loose bridge 
>pins, or rising strings, were put forward, without the kind of data we now 
>are proposing to try to assemble.  I hope this clarifies my previous comments.
>
>David Skolnik

Thanks for the clarification David.

Regards and have a good weekend,

Phil Ford

PS  And get out the feeler gage.  We await your input.