Gary said:
> I wondered if anybody has seen a similar bridge used on a hurdy gurdy - it
> would save shimming.
We thought so too, and we tried them for a while. Our goal was to make the
instrument fully adjustable at each bridge and nut.
We tried bridges split in the middle with the thumbwheels in between, and we
tried making bridges with blackwood inserts that can be adjusted in height.
Sadly, we were less than totally pleased with the sound. The chanter strings
on the instruments with adjustable bridges sounded acceptable, but they are
not as loud or rich or clear as we want them to be. We went back to solid
wood bridges.
Alden Hackmann
Olympic Musical Instruments
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