[CAUT] 1098 slight redesign

[Ron Nossaman]

Jim Busby wrote:
> David, Ron, others,
> 
> You're probably right (gut feeling) that it is the board. I put some
> punchings (3mm) under the hitch and got the downbearing close to zero.
> No tonal change. Ron's vertical hitch pins are going to at least let me
> play with bearing easier. 

Ah, good, you have enough bridge height to try it.


> One last
> thing, what about lightening the bridge? It's got quite a bit of mass.
> I've seen holes drilled, etc.

I don't think mass is a problem, but flexibility likely is.
Ron N