Hi David This, if it indeed is the problem Ron infers, would be easily avoided by first loosening the pin first and removing said friction moment from the picture entirely. There are some grounds for support of the idea that a slight tap of the pin further into the bridge could affect the general condition of massyness the termination presents to the string, so I wouldnt write this one off. I am less sure about the idea that the very slight notching the string can make in the pin is such a negative thing tho... On the surface of it, it would seem to me that this could just as likely be a benifit as a negative. A slight notch could be made to function to further strengthen clamping effect of the pin on the bridge. I have a design for a vertical bridge pin in a brass insert that utilizes this idea. Cheers RicB I guess it hasn't seeped all the way yet...;-] So there is enough friction between the bridge pin and the string to drag it into the bridge cap with a tiny tap? More to think about... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044
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