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Old 12-05-2017, 06:52 PM
LouieAtienza LouieAtienza is offline
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Originally Posted by Otterhound View Post
Point being that I am NOT anchoring the strings to any point of the bridge . They simply pass through it and over it .
May be helpful to post a quick sketch of what it is you're trying to explain... Batson guitars have strings anchored by the tail block, and pass through the back of the bridge and over the saddle. High end Alvarez guitars have a pin block separate from the bridge. Jeff Babicz has the strings anchored around the perimeter of the soundboard, with a through string block behind the bridge providing string angle to the saddle. I remember Ray Kraut once designed a floating "tailpiece" that rested against the bridge or so where the strings were anchored, and went through the back of the bridge and over the saddle.
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