I suppose I can see the argument for not loosing sleep over front and back not being exactly equal, but my concern is more for something like Frank described, and similar but not so severe cases. I think it is of practical importance to assure myself that there isn't anything ridiculous going on front to back, making sure any net bearing reading is meaningful. In other words, net bearing, but not in a vacuum. I'm not suggesting you don't look at other parameters here, Ron, just wanted to make explicit my thinking. Thanks Frank and Paul for chiming in here. William R. Monroe >> Not for measuring net bearing. But I guess I'd like an idea what the >> components are. The plane of the bridge cap, and where bearing goes front >> and back of that seems relevant. Am I in left field? >> William R. Monroe > > > Yes, it "seems" relevant, but I'm not so sure it's nearly the practical > concern we try to make of it. I try to have the angles front and back > roughly equal, but I haven't seen anything through the years indicating > that it's particularly important for either tone or longevity. In the end, > net bearing determines soundboard loading. > > Ron N
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