<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While trying to complete my bridge pin layout patterns I have taken a much closer look at the original bridge cap as well as scaling (speaking lengths specifically).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The original cap front to rear bridge pin spacing averages 18mm from note 88 to 67 and from 66 to 35 it varies from 19 to 24mm.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My questions are: Is there anything that could be intentional about this apparently random spacing? Can I change it to 16mm from note 88 to 66 and 20mm from 66 to 30 without adverse effects? If there are adverse effects, what would they be?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have looked very closely at the scale of the plain steel wires and found that if I use the Wolfenden ratios for speaking lengths of octaves and semitones I can create an ideal scale from note 88 to 58 if I shorten the bridge pin spacing by the above amounts - it will give me the fudge room needed. Beyond note 58 to note 35 the tension is slightly low and I can raise it by about 1 to 2 pounds for every 1mm increase in speaking length and the shroter front to back bridge pin spacing will allow this change.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been told that I am splitting hairs. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gene Nelson</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>