But why would you want the treble string to be considerably lower than the
bourdon? What would be the advantages? On my guitar the treble string is
in any case slightly lower - because it is thinner. It is also lower at
the nut. (Perhaps that is what is causing the buzz!). This is an even
bigger problem with the bourdon on the fifth course. If you make a deeper
groove for the bourdon in the nut that can also result in it being too close
to the fingerboard.
One possible advantage to having slots is that you can adjust the distance
between the strings of a course a little without having to bore holes...
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lex Eisenhardt" <eisenha...@planet.nl>
To: <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Martyn Hodgson" <hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:41 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Guitar bridges
Eh, I'll try.
If you make a normal loop and keep some 10 cms extra string length 'behind
the bridge' you can pull it again through the slot (in the direction of
the neck). Then make a loop _over_ the string and pull back through the
slot again. Fix it on the bridge in the 'normal' way, coming from the back
of the bridge. This can of course only be done with slots. May even be a
reason why they are there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martyn Hodgson" <hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk>
To: <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Lex Eisenhardt" <eisenha...@planet.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:00 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Guitar bridges
Thank you Lex: It seems an interesting idea, but I'm not sure I follow
how you actually do this ie tie the second loop/knot. Could you please
explain further?
rgds
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