Re: Single foot Loar-style bridge
Originally Posted by
Fretbear
I recall a story I read about John Reischman's Loar developing a bulge between the bridge feet and I believe it was bassist Todd Phillips fit it with a one foot bridge that solved the problem.
I heard that story from a interview with Reischman and, if I recall correctly, Todd didn't fit a new bridge but filled in the space between the feet using the original bridge. It corrected the problem and certainly didn't hurt the sound any. John didn't mention in the interview how it affected the tone. That would be interesting to know.
Larry Hunsberger
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