Effect of bridge height on tone?

[gordon stelter]

Excellent suggestion Dale, I have those issues and
will get reading. But "down bearing" is not what I'm
curious about here. What I am inquiring about is "yank
leverage"  caused by bridge height. A very low bridge
could have a lot of bearing on it, but impart the
energy to the board in quite a different fashion than
a high bridge with the same bearing, as the high
bridge will multiply the fore and aft motion of its
upper surface into more oscillating, up-and- down
distance at its footprint.
     Of course, added inertial mass could be a 
detriment. How about a  bridge with a truncated
triangular cross-section ???
     My head hurts.
     Thump


--- Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:

>  
> :
>   Thump & all inquistors
>   See John Hartman's "the effects of Down bearing on
>  tone"  In the middle of 
> 1995. 4 months worth of  very informative articles 
> & also a description of 
> how to set bearing  using a very old tried & true
> method of setting bearing. I 
> think it's  important to ask qusetions about
> something as complex as bearing & 
> tone but  just as neede is to read such  articles
> like this that will shorten 
> your  /my learning curve.
>    A wealth of information exists in  Journal 
> resources that cover the 
> questions being raised here. I personally  read  all
> 5 yrs worth of Nick Gravagnes 
> articles at  least three times before I ever
> installed a board, As well as 
> Del's, Jack  Kreftings & others.
>   Dale Erwin
>  
>  
>  
> If my theory is correct, then bridge height would
> probably also be a  significant factor in tone, as
> it
> would also have marked effect on the  mechanical
> advantage the string has as it vibrates.
> Has anyone studied the effect of bridge height on
> tone, all else being  equal?
> Thump
> 
> 
>  
> 



		
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