Re: new bridge on my bowlback
The bridge is kind of curious (and pretty cool) with the curving saddle. From Josie's picture it looks the new bridge was placed even further back from the cant than the previous position, judging from the marks on the finish. Makes me wonder if the luthier took into account the neck position, action and intonation when compensating and positioning the bridge.
Jim, I know you are right on about the location of bridge / cant viz Vegas but I have seen enough variation in the relative position of the cant itself, due to loose fabrication tolerances, that have caused the occasional non-Vega bowls to require bridges to 'go South' so to speak for proper placement. Hopefully that is the case with Josie's so that after all this she has a nicely playing, well-intonat-ing mandolin with a cool new bridge, to boot.
Mick
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