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<DIV><FONT size=3> Thump & all inquistors</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> See John Hartman's "the effects of Down bearing o=
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tone" In the middle of 1995. 4 months worth of
very informative articles<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transpar=
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face=Arial color=#000000> & also a description of how to set b=
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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 =
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just as neede is to read such articles like this that will shorten you=
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/my learning curve.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> A wealth of information exists in Jou=
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resources that cover the questions being raised here. I personally rea=
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<STRONG><EM><U>all </U></EM></STRONG>5 yrs worth of Nick Gravagnes articles =
at
least three times before I ever installed a board, As well as Del's, Ja=
ck
Kreftings & others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>If my theory is correct, then bridge height would<BR>probably also =
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significant factor in tone, as it<BR>would also have marked effect on the
mechanical<BR>advantage the string has as it vibrates.<BR>  =
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Has anyone studied the effect of bridge height on<BR>tone, all else being
equal?<BR> Thump</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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