Have you already tried to put a postich paper(small yellow self adhesive
reminder paper ) under the foot?
Marc

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Arle Lommel
Verzonden: maandag 10 september 2007 18:08
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Onderwerp: [HG] Reducing the buzzing bridge

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



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