Re: Bridge Compensation Query?
Yeah but...
Guitars' "guitaresque" saddles, at least for steel strings, ARE compensated, even if only at just a slight angle. With there being only one string per course, it's not so critical that each string cross the saddle at an exact right angle, and no need for the zig-zag (a point that some would debate); "close enough" is usually considered... just that!
Plus, you'll often see that the guitar's saddle top is adjusted/rounded differently for the individual strings: usually, the lightest wound G/3rd string crosses the saddle toward the neck (making it the shortest wound string), while the heaviest plain B/2nd string crosses the saddle at the side away from the neck (making it longer than the G string). In my experience, only Takamine and some (older?) Lowden guitars go all-out to use seperate saddles for the wound-vs-unwound strings.
Not to raise a ruckus, but: While most bowl-back mandolins are not compensated, some would say they sound like they're not compensated.
- Ed
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