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Originally Posted by Otterhound
Both and all of them .
Parsing this into separate items is not where I am going on this .
I'll try again .
What is the reason for a bridge to be 3/8" or 11/32" thick/deep behind where the saddle/s are located ?
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The height of strings off the top needs to be about 1/2". The saddle needs to have about 1/8" projection above the bridge. The bridge needs to be 1/2"-1/8"= 3/8" thick.
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Originally Posted by Otterhound
Must that weight be contained totally within the physical bridge itself ?
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No.
I see where you're going, and I do believe that you may be able to make a lighter than normal bridge by using a lexan plate to anchor the strings.
There are other ways. I slant the saddle back about 8°, which greatly reduces the load the saddle puts on the front of the slot, so the slot can be closer to the front of the bridge. I angle the pins back at about the same angle. The bridge is full height for the front half, the back half angles from full height to about 1/16" thick. The last bridge I made was madrose and weighed less than 20 grams.