Steingraeber factory pictures, bridge agraffes & adjustable vertical hitchpins

[Ron Nossaman]

> Yes, the string bearing is reversed, but the concept behind is that you 
> don't have tension sideways on the bridge, which helps the soundboard 
> vibrate more freely.
> 
> Yoshi


And how does that work? In my world, the soundboard isn't 
changed by the string termination at the bridge, and will 
vibrate pretty much the same with either system. The real 
difference is in the mass on the bridge which, if anything, 
will impede the vibrational freedom (amplitude, in this case) 
of the soundboard assembly by lowering it's resonant 
frequency, increasing it's mechanical impedance, and extending 
sustain.
Ron N