Another solution to a non-existent problem. A Pinless bridge (like my Lowden's and, I think, some Takamines) is a far more elegant option for people who object to spending a few seconds installing strings and pins properly, and there's no mass added. Those 'Power Pins' are Fugly, and I can see no benefit from adding all that mass to the bridge - quite the reverse. But I have no problem with the standard pin bridges on my Martins (other than the cost-saving factory practice of using slotted pins instead of slotting the pin-holes and fitting unslotted pins, a situation which I have remedied on my guitars). All IMHO, of course..
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