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Old 11-07-2012, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by steveyam View Post
I don't think that ball ends tend to do much damage to pinless bridges. But in general, I think the lack of metal ferrules echoes the general traditional approach to acoustic guitar building. Metal ones just wouldn't seem 'right' somehow. And yes, there are those who would say that it would kill the tone.
My Baraniks which have had pinless bridges have ferrules - or at least metal sleeves - in the string holes - and I've noticed a distinct lack of loss of tone...

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