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I know you have a lot more experience with this than I do Beau, but most of the area occupied by the bridge pins is drilled/reamed out of the bridge and top. So we are mostly only considering the little balls on the ends of the pins as "extra" weight. I'd be surprised if that gram or so difference in weight is perceivable. Also, many pin bridges use a smaller footprint anyway, i.e. Kanile'a so the total weight compared to a tie on bridge may not be any greater. Can you tell I like pin bridges?
We can all agree that the physics of added mass (i.e. these clips) to the bridge area will do nothing to improve sound, right?
As a data point, Kanilea (and Martin?) pin bridges don't have screws, koala tie bridges do. Which assembly has more mass? I donno.
Oh... I get it now, you're referring to the contraption in the video, not normal pin bridges. I hadn't even watched the video when I posted my previous comment...I would bet the total weight would be more- There seem to be two screws that go through the top. not sure.
Further, the break angle of the strings over the saddle is less then a normal pinless bridge. Only a few mm but thats a few degrees, and you only have a few to start with.