Bridge Seating (was Re: Where to notch a bridge, & relative effects ????? (Advice sought)

[Ron Nossaman]

> I'm coming in late here, but has anyone explained why the strings have come
> off the bridge surface and bear only on the bridge pin?  Ron N. has
> addressed hoe the string is moved up off the bridge by the swelling of the
> bridge-a humidity increase for sure.  How do the rest of the respondents
> explain this movement?
> 
> Paul C


The strings haven't come off the bridge surface. The seasonal 
swelling, in conjunction with the frictional resistance 
between the string and pin has crushed the notch edge to 
somewhere below the natural string path. The string is sitting 
quite firmly on the rest of the bridge surface. Strings still 
do not climb bridge pins in real life.

But yes, I would also like to hear what sort of magic makes 
strings supposedly float up bridge pins.

Ron N