Tie bar part to prevent the strings from making grooves

[ro_sims]

Hi, anyone knows how they call that part of the tie bar which prevent the strings from making grooves in the wood of the tie bar. I attached a picture, see red arrow, many thanks

 

[Mike $]

unnecessary decoration

 

[ro_sims]

unnecessary decoration

ha ha not nice Mike. it must have a name

 

[ro_sims]

Excellent question. I do not know the answer. I would call the assembly a decorated tie bridge.

The decoration could actually have a use if it has enough hardness to stop the string damaging the wooden parts of the tie bridge.

In fact it is no decoration. The use of it is to prevent the strings from damaging the wood of tie bar

 

[badhabits]

Looking at the bridges available on stewmac, I'd say "edge binding".

 

[Graham Greenbag]

unnecessary decoration

That’s what my immediate reaction was too. As a bonus though I’m now mentally questioning whether a hard and sharp edge might possibly damage strings. I fitted a bridge with such decoration (that was all that was available at the time) and now have a mental note to add a very small chamfer to the - potentially damaging - edges when the strings are next changed. The trims looks pretty but IMHO they have little practical value on a Uke; perhaps the fancy edges are a carry over from Guitars, with their more cutting strings. On a Uke the strings seem to just deform the wood a tiny bit to form a good seating for them, well that’s my experience but YMMV.