SuzukHammer
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I have a habit of asking dumb questions. Its not that I like asking dumb questions. I just don't normally think before I ask.
So... anyhow Its the saddle that transfers the frequencies to the wood, right? Its the basic need solution. I've seen instruments where the saddle is the only thing between the string and the vibrating medium. easy. no bridge and no glue. .... oh and sporadic intonation; but, what's the fuss with that???
So if you want consistent intonation, you need a bridge. I guess I don't understand why they don't just build the bridge into the top wood; but must be about economics and conserving the wood and that maybe some of that top secret tap-tone-testing-Area-51-stuff.
So they make the bridge and to me I'd think there'd be NO part of the bridge between the top wood and the saddle. To me the bridge is all about keeping the saddle in a certain position only, not a part of the transfer of energy.
But all the cheap ukes I've been checking, there is: 1) part of the saddle, 2) glue and 3) sometimes screws in between the saddle and the top wood.
Do the better ukes not have all that filler in between the tonal transfer? I mean is the saddle in direct contact with the wood?
So... anyhow Its the saddle that transfers the frequencies to the wood, right? Its the basic need solution. I've seen instruments where the saddle is the only thing between the string and the vibrating medium. easy. no bridge and no glue. .... oh and sporadic intonation; but, what's the fuss with that???
So if you want consistent intonation, you need a bridge. I guess I don't understand why they don't just build the bridge into the top wood; but must be about economics and conserving the wood and that maybe some of that top secret tap-tone-testing-Area-51-stuff.
So they make the bridge and to me I'd think there'd be NO part of the bridge between the top wood and the saddle. To me the bridge is all about keeping the saddle in a certain position only, not a part of the transfer of energy.
But all the cheap ukes I've been checking, there is: 1) part of the saddle, 2) glue and 3) sometimes screws in between the saddle and the top wood.
Do the better ukes not have all that filler in between the tonal transfer? I mean is the saddle in direct contact with the wood?