If you have slotted pin-holes and solid pins, even the ball-ends might not contact the pins, they ‘lock’ under the bridge plate. I read claims that even changing one bridge-pin can miraculously transform an instrument’s tone, but my personal view is that that claim is based on a great deal of Confirmation-Bias.
I’ve changed pins in all my pin-bridge guitars - original plastic to bone to FWI to ebony to Antique Acoustics galalith. Never heard a difference. Settled on ebony w/MOP dots, purely for the sake of appearance.
My Lowdens don’t even have bridge-pins, and they lack absolutely nothing in terms of volume and tone.
The usual disclaimers apply......IMHO, YMMV etc.
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John
Brook ‘Lamorna’ OM (European Spruce/EIR) (2019)
Lowden F-23 (Red Cedar/Claro Walnut) (2017)
Martin D-18 (2012)
Martin HD-28V (2010)
Fender Standard Strat (2017-MIM)
Last edited by JayBee1404; 04-06-2019 at 01:47 PM.
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