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Comment by gary sheldon on August 12, 2014 at 8:51am

the bridge should be at a slight angle from 90 degrees.   This makes the scale length slightly longer for the thicker strings.  This is called compensation.  Compensating for the difference in diameter of the different strings.  I measure the scale length at the thinnest string.  I don't know for sure that this is proper, but it can be easily changed when using a "floating" bridge.

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on September 13, 2010 at 9:01am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoM5bgYswZo

Somethin noice with that

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on August 30, 2010 at 8:01am

i am not testing that yet, but if that Bridge have rattling problem, i glue beads in slot, when i have found right position.

Why that idea come my mind?
I have seen some CBG´s where bridges assembly is little diagonal.
Usually i glue bridge right angle of strings, but i suppose at it is not allways right, so what is right angle?
I don´t know, maybe it must be find with ears. So here you have possibility change angle :)

Comment by Naz Nomad on August 30, 2010 at 7:13am

Using the wooden beads as the saddles? ... Won't the string rattle in the length of the bead? it's not gonna be sitting on a /\ shape.

... or did I miss the point entirely? lol

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on August 30, 2010 at 4:01am

Hopes so, thx Henry :)

maybe somekind longer wooden ball, or little tube is better, it is not wave so easy in slot, i suppose.

Comment by HENRY LOWMAN on August 30, 2010 at 2:48am

Brilliant idea!