Re: Stuff About Dinosaurs I Never Knew .....

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> http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailpieces/Archtop_guitar_bridges.html
>

thanks

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Amatus

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"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <bornfeldmung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Amatus Cremona wrote:
>
>>>The guitarist I referenced (Andrew Schulman) claims that a fossil ivory
>>>nut makes a big difference. He's kind of a techno-geek on guitars
>>>(though a player, not a luthier) and is fond of cutting his own nut and
>>>saddle blanks. He's also an expert on nut compensation, which is pretty
>>>arcane stuff to me.
>>>I can vouch that bridge saddle material makes a difference. I'm a bit
>>>more skeptical about nut material.
>>>
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>>
>> Do some guitars have a separate bridge, or is it always incorporated into
>> the saddle?
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> The saddle is part of the bridge; some are attached to the top, some
> float. I'm most familiar with acoustic flattop bridges. Even there, many
> saddles are glued in, but some are held in by pressure from the strings.
> Many archtops have some unusual and varied designs.
> Now I just learned something; there are wood compensated bridges on this
> page:
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> http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailpieces/Archtop_guitar_bridges.html
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> Steve
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> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
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> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001


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