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Another bridge photo this week, but this time from an acoustic guitar. The black color of the bridge forms a stark contrast to the spruce top on my daughter-in-law’s Taylor 214ce acoustic guitar. Blue sky and white clouds form subtle reflections in the shiny black tops of the bridge pins and sunlight gleams off the fresh set of strings. It all makes me smile.
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It has to do with a concept called intonation. A thicker string needs to be slightly longer in order to remain in tune the full length of the fretboard. The slant of a bridge like this one is set by the manufacturer. It is a compromise that gets each string as nearly in tune as possible.
On some instruments, such as THIS UKULELE, the bridge goes straight across, but the different sections of the bridge are shaped to optimize the string length.
Electric guitars, LIKE THIS ONE have individually adjustable saddles. They permit you to precisely set the string length for intonation and height for each string independently.
And finally, there are bridges like you might find on a banjo, or in this case A BANJOLELE, that are not attached to the body of the instrument, but are held in place by string tension. If it slips out of position while replacing strings, you could spend a while tweaking its position to get the intonation right.
That was kind of a long explanation. I hope I didn't bore you to tears.
On some instruments, such as THIS UKULELE, the bridge goes straight across, but the different sections of the bridge are shaped to optimize the string length.
Electric guitars, LIKE THIS ONE have individually adjustable saddles. They permit you to precisely set the string length for intonation and height for each string independently.
And finally, there are bridges like you might find on a banjo, or in this case A BANJOLELE, that are not attached to the body of the instrument, but are held in place by string tension. If it slips out of position while replacing strings, you could spend a while tweaking its position to get the intonation right.
That was kind of a long explanation. I hope I didn't bore you to tears.
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