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Eric
Registered User
(9/20/00 4:40:05 pm)
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Warped
bridge...dangerous?
Hi everyone,
Long time
listener, first time caller..
When I signed on with my new teacher he suggested I use
another bridge, because the current one had the strings too high
over the fingerboard. Anyways, he had several, so we tried one of
his old ones, which worked quite nicely to fix the string profile
over the fingerboard(and the feet fit well over the surface too).
Unfortunately, the bridge is warped(curving at the top towards the
fingerboard). Being a graduate physics student, I can see stress
forces at work, and I fear that if I leave it on for any length of
time, the bridge might snap, causing undue trauma to my nice cello.
Am worrying over nothing? Can some experienced people advise me
please?
Eric
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Todd
French 
Registered User
(9/20/00 5:32:32 pm)
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Re:
Warped bridge...dangerous?
Eric,
A severely warped
bridge probably won't snap, unless it is at an angle of curvature of
about 15 degrees, but it will deter from the sound of the
instrument. Was the bridge warped when it was off the cello too?
Perhaps it's just not adjusted correctly after it was installed and
the strings were tightened.
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Eric
Registered User
(9/20/00 6:10:44 pm)
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Re:
Warped bridge...dangerous?
I'm not sure what it was like
before it was put on the cello, but the bridge actually has a
noticable curvature to it. I thought that this happens over time. Is
it possible for a mal-adjusted bridge to exhibit
this?
Eric
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