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Thread #99704   Message #1990212
Posted By: Richard Bridge
08-Mar-07 - 02:14 AM
Thread Name: dodgy mandolin
Subject: RE: dodgy mandolin
The bridge wants to be at a slight angle, with the side of the G string a bit closer to the tailpiece, because the G strings are so much thicker that the stiffness of the string makes it vibrate as if the pivot point at the bridge end was a bit closer to the nut than it actually is. It's called "end effect".

If the sound is good this is the sort of adjustment on a mandolin that is worth doing yourself.