A bone (ivory or some other) cap on top of the bridge is merely there for decorative purposes. It can only affect the sound if its mass is of significant proportion to that of the bridge. In practice, though, it is negligible. > Classical guitars have a saddle on the bridge which helps not only to adjust the string height but also transmit better the vibrations to the top. By the very physics of how a guitar bridge works, the saddle DOES NOT transmit vibrations to the top! --- AB
On 25/07/2014 19:06, Bruno Correia wrote: A question (maybe to the luthiers): What's the function (if any) of the bone that is glued on the top of the bridge? Is that only ornamental or it is sonically important? I noticed that some lutes and guitars have these pieces of bone and others don't. Classical guitars have a saddle on the bridge which helps not only to adjust the string height but also transmit better the vibrations to the top. A Any thoughts? -- Bruno Figueiredo A Pesquisador autA'nomo da prA!tica e interpretaAS:A-L-o historicamente informada no alaA-ode e teorba. Doutor em PrA!ticas InterpretativasA pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. -- -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
