Re: Cumberland bridge: Full Contact vs. Arched
My opinion (worth only 2 cents) is that in general, a full contact bridge transfers string vibration to the top more efficiently. Also distributes the pressure across a wider area which might be easier on your "old Gibson's" top. But... depending on the year of your mandolin and what style bridge has been sitting on it, impressions/indentations in the top might make it more difficult to fit a full contact bridge.
"I play BG so that's what I can talk intelligently about." A line I loved and pirated from Mandoplumb
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