I do know the bridge is usually flatter with less arc on a fiddle as the fiddler will more often than not want to play two strings at once which is much more easily attained if the strings are closer to the same plane. I am sure this is what Bruce was referring to among other things in the set-up.
My knowledge comes from pretending to know how to play fiddle in a country band years ago, learned just enough to get by and get paid!!!
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