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jamesl - Posted - 07/05/2007: 03:23:10
the new fiddle i just bought has no notches in the bridge for the strings to sit in so where are the strings supposed to be positioned,is the e and g string placed close to the outside of the bridge and then the other two placed evenly apart.Thanks in advance for any help.
play it, don't fiddle with it.
hardykefes - Posted - 07/05/2007: 04:09:38
How comes that the brideg has no nodges? Is the bridge fittet at all? (Thickness should be 4.2 mm at the feet).
You can buy a tool with which you can make evenly spaced nodges or go to a luthier, he'll do it for you. The strings are about10 mm apart. It varies depending on how you like it.
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woodwiz - Posted - 07/05/2007: 10:04:47
We set the strings 11.5 mm on center, and centered on the bridge. Some customers like the strings shifted a skosh to the treble side.
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