Bridge preferences (tie, pinned, through the top...)???

I like the clean look of a string through bridge, and wish that option had been available when I ordered my Farallon. I've found that the string knots on the tie bridge sometimes irritate my forearm, so what I've begun doing is just using the regular tie bridge as a string through. It's easy to do, and does allow easy reuse of the strings.

I've no direct experience of a through bridge but mechanically it makes sense as the strings are holding the bridge down rather than trying to "pull it off" as in the other designs.

Reusing strings is not a consideration as far as I'm concerned. I find a slotted bridge easier than a tie bridge when it comes to changing strings. I tie small beads onto the strings with a tie bridge as I've had strings pull through even after "doubling up" the knot.

When I restrung a tie bridge uke recently, I considered fitting the strings in through bridge style, but didn't in the end. I wish I had as it would have made restringing the uke easier.