Hi all,
I have a design question for you. I am currently playing a Balázs
Nagy guitar-bodies French-style instrument. I really like it,
especially for the powerful buzzing bridge (a characteristic of
Balázs' instruments), but there are some contexts where a more subtle
bridge sound would be more suitable. So the question I have is how
one goes about making a buzzing bridge to be responsive yet quiet.
What design consideration goes into it?
If it helps, here is an image of the current buzzing bridge:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/
FrenchBuzzingBridge.jpg
I would ideally like to have a different bridge for when I want a
quieter sound and to keep this one for when I want a powerful sound.
I should also add that the string geometry is correct: this isn't a
case of an instrument with a strong deflection of the trompette at
the wheel, which I know is often a problem. Instead it is almost
perfectly tangential to the surface of the wheel with no visible
deflection at all. Therefore it isn't a simple matter of adjusting
the location of the bridge or its length.
Any thoughts from anyone on the list?
-Arle
