>Fred Sturm wrote > >> >> What puzzles me the most is the pitch variation within individual >> unisons between left and right strings, and especially the fact that >> they are often greatest in the highest octave or two. I don't claim to >> have many answers, just an observant and inquiring mind. > >I understood that this is because one bridge pin is closer to the middle of the >bridge, so when the bridge tips or changes dimension, pins farther out from the >bridge center move more. > >-Mike The pitch changes because the length of the string has changed. For a given length of change, the percentage of change, therefore resulting tension change, will be greater in the string with the shorter overall length. No? Ron N
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