<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3700.6699" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Michael,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although I don't have enough experience = to give an exhaustive answer to your question, I will nevertheless venture to say = that without a second pin on the bridge, the combined latteral push of 25+ = strings applied to a wooden bridge would eventually pull it right off the = soundboard. As there are two pins this sideway pressure is eliminated and the bridge = remains securely in place in relation to the soundboard. Perhaps this is not so = crucial if only a few unisons are involved...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope that if I made a mistake in = writing this, someone more experienced will correct me. It's all a learning experience.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>jj</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>