New Board and Old Bridges

[Bill Ballard]

I saw something new this week: a 1923 Mason BB with a new board *and* 
the old bridge caps on the old bridge roots. I'd always assumed that 
the minute tolerances for downbearing ruled out betting on a 
combination of new board and old bridge caps to provide proper 
downbearing. I loved the board, it's bursting with sound. But when 
did we enter this Brave New World where a new board didn't require 
new bridge caps?

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

".......true more in general than specifically"
     ...........Lenny Bruce, spoofing a radio discussion of the Hebrew 
roots of Calypso music
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