<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can someone state the pro and cons over = a curved bass bridge versus a straight bass bridge.  Surely the scale design = would be more complicated in a curved bridge situation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James Grebe   Piano Tuning = & Repair   Member of M.P.T.  <BR>R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for = over 30 years.   "Member of the Year" in 1989<BR>   Creator = of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing = Instruments<BR>(314) 845-8282   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO = 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>