RicB asked: Just curious as to how a couple thin coats of varnish on the top of the bridge can dampen sustain, or otherwise effect vibration of the soundboard ? Could you explain your thinking abit here ? Cheers RicB Ric, Varnish is a soft, (for quite a while), flexible material. IMO, it can only absorb vibrations, thus "damping" and absorbing the energy. If you have an olde clunker laying around, try taking off a couple of unisons and putting some varnish on the bridge top....let dry....re-install strings....tune and see for yourself! <G> Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
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