I am told that I need to angle the Bridge to compensate for areas that don't vibrate at the very top and bottom of the strings to get my CBG to play properly in tune, can anyone advise me on the direction and approximate degree of angle required.
Do i turn the Bridge so as to shorten the Bass string or the High string?
Cheers Steve.
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assuming you are in open g:
tune up the low g string, and play it open, and again while fretted at the 12th fret. you want it in tune at both.
if it's flat at the 12th fret, move the bridge up towards the nut. if the 12th fret is sharp, move it slightly back towards the tail of the instrument.
do that for the d string, and the high g too... and unless you've got a compensated bridge, you'll probably find it angles with the bass end farther from the nut.
once you've done it a few times, it's pretty easy and quick. if the bridge is too hard to move while tuned up, just tune it down to dad or something.
hope that helps!
I find angling the bass end of the bridge down/away seems to fix the intonation problems. But I have seen photos of folks angling it down on the top end.