Bridge Saddle Conclusions

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Comment by Jason Johnson on May 4, 2012 at 5:49am

All those saddles look great Kevin! Would be great if you could show a little of how you shape them in another video.

Comment by Kevin O'Connor on March 23, 2012 at 5:20pm

Thanks James, I have some more things going on right now too that you might find interesting also, I'll keep you informed

Comment by Richard G Caudill on March 20, 2012 at 10:11pm

Great ,, glad u had the patience to test all these different designs ,, but better yet ,,  glad u shared !!!!!  I gonna change way i make bridges 

Comment by James on March 20, 2012 at 9:09pm

its all about the tone , great work!!!

Comment by Kevin O'Connor on March 20, 2012 at 8:54pm

Thanks All for your input, I do appreciate it a lot! I will take all this into perspective and try and answer all . More to come!!

Comment by Kevin O'Connor on March 20, 2012 at 6:03pm

First off... "if I build another one"... yeah, right.... you're hooked, you WILL build another one Andy, thanks for the comment

Comment by Kevin O'Connor on March 20, 2012 at 2:07pm

Thanks eK, didn't really think about changes to the nut, but that's a good idea and a possible new experiment, one thing at a time

Comment by eK on March 20, 2012 at 12:55pm

Oh, and on a side note, I'd just like to compliment you on your craftsmanship and that great workshop you've set up for yourself. Looks like a place where you can really get things done.

Comment by eK on March 20, 2012 at 12:53pm

I was wondering if conducting this experiment in conjunction with changes to the nut material and construction could bring even further improvements to the overall sound. Can't speak for CBGs having only built one so far. But on electric bass my experience makes me think of the nut and bridge as two parts of essentially the same system since their primary function is to transfer the string vibration to the instrument body. So looking at the nut might be the logical 'next step' in this quest for better tone. Just my 2¢ so feel free to ignore. :-)

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on March 20, 2012 at 10:14am

Hi Kevin.

You are taking a lot of your time and I am sure that others will appreciate that. The tests that you are doing are of value particularly because some of the results may be counterintuitive and I think too many assumptions are made elsewhere without proper testing. This is good stuff.

Thanks.

John

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