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Old 03-19-2017, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by rogthefrog View Post
Dyer harp guitars and many successors have pretty beefy one-piece bridges, and they still sound very good (and incredibly loud).

Not quite as big as this, especially on the 12-string side, but still:



Here's a modern Tone Devil:



I do see your point, though--there doesn't seem to be a reason for all that wood between the two sets of strings, unlike in a harp guitar where all the strings are close together.
You are right Rog, that's a good size bridge there. I wish I had an opportunity to hear a harp guitar like that once in a while.
Interesting that they use wood saddles on that tonedevil.
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