<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message <FONT size=3>dated 9/21/2003 1:22:38 PM Pacific Daylight= Time, fordpiano@earthlink.net write</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>    </FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size= =3>  To use your argument, if the bridge pin is reacting <BR>the upwa= rd force of the string at an angle and 'forcing' the string <BR>to vibrate i= n a different plane, then the conventional bridge pin <BR>would be causing t= he string to vibrate out of the vertical plane <BR>since some component of t= he reaction force would be horizontal, while <BR>in the Wapin system the fro= nt pin offers no horizontal component of <BR>force to resist the upward forc= e of the string.  In fact, it doesn't <BR>seem to offer any force at al= l to resist the upward force of the <BR>string. </FONT><STRONG><FONT si= ze=3> At a low bearing angle, I don't really see what's keeping <BR>the st= ring on the bridge at the front termination with the Wapin <BR>system.</FONT= ></STRONG></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>    =     <FONT size=4>  </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><FONT size=4> &nb= sp;     Phil</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  &nb= sp;    Probably a good positive  downbearing angle.</FON= T></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  &nb= sp;    Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>