Interesting but.......I'd have to hear a couple. Sound and playability first
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| Author: | nkforster [ Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | How's this for an interesting bridge design? |
Last week on TLB there was a little post about bridge design: http://www.theluthierblog.com/articles/ ... ge-design/ This week there is an interview with a very gifted amateur maker from Germany - Leonhard Augenstein. He's come up with a very interesting bridge design. http://www.theluthierblog.com/articles/ ... ugenstein/ Take a look, what do you think? |
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| Author: | Clinchriver [ Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How's this for an interesting bridge design? |
Interesting but.......I'd have to hear a couple. Sound and playability first
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| Author: | klooker [ Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How's this for an interesting bridge design? |
My initial knee jerk reaction is that it's adding a ton of mass which is supposed to be bad. But after reading the interview and realizing that the bridge is also working as a brace, this opens more design possibilities. I'm not in love with the aesthetic but maybe more refinement will help, sort of looks like a bib. Remember those tuxedo T-shirts from the 80's? Kevin Looker |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How's this for an interesting bridge design? |
Very interesting design... beautiful guitars. |
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| Author: | Mark Mc [ Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How's this for an interesting bridge design? |
Without hearing it or playing it we can only comment on the aesthetics. I like the look of the partly open one, and also the one with the small inlay flower. That one saams to have the bridge as a direct continuation of the fingerboard below the soundhole. For some reason the other one doesn't appeal to me, and I kind of agree with Kevin's bib comment. Somehow, that one doesn't look to be integrated with the fingerboard as effectively. I think it might be because the fingerboard is bound and the bridge is not - which disconnects them from each other. I wonder whether a bound fingerboard and bridge would look good, by reinforcing the appearance of them being the same entity. Well done Leonhard for coming up with a genuinely new idea and a fresh look. The rest of the construction on those guitars looks to be superb! Mark |
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| Author: | Trevor Gore [ Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How's this for an interesting bridge design? |
For those interested in Leonhard's innovative designs, more pictures here. |
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