Re: Bridge location on an A5 build
Originally Posted by
HoGo
Keeping the neck sama as F-5 (including forward shifted position of crosspiece) will move the bridge way forward and you either need to adjust arching so the apex is closer to bridge (like Kentucky KM900 series did) or leave it and live with the bridge on the downhill - this is probaly what folks at Gibson did on the Griffith.
Adrian, do you have any opinions on why this seemingly suboptimal bridge placement seems to work so well acoustically? Mrs. Griffith has a lot of fans, and not simply because she’s the only Loar A5, as do her modern tributes.
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