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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on September 5, 2019 at 7:00am

They were for the hight of the strings. Your possibly referring to a 'Nashville' style bridge. 

On a Gibson the neck is angled away from the body. That's why thee's a difference in hight between the neck and bridge pickup rings. This bridge needed to be taller and still able to adjust for playability. This is actually easy to adjust. Unlike a Fender style bridge. On a hardtail you have to adjust each string hight. 

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on September 5, 2019 at 7:41am

Thanks. I don't know why after 50+ yrs. this pops into my head. I've always admired anyone who played, but I never learned  so I wasn't interested in them

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on September 5, 2019 at 10:19am

Hi Will, you will also find that type of bridge on arch top instruments like jazz guitars and mandolins. The saddles are usually compensated for each string. The intonation can be affected by having strings too high for the bridge position.

Taff

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