Rosettes and Bridges
A few rosette designs of the infinitely many possible:
Bridge with tie-block marquetry:
Many of
the bridges I make,
especially for classical guitars, have a lip at the bottom to protect
the soundboard from the ends of the strings.
Sometimes I angle the saddle slot to affect the intonation--although the effect is hard to distinguish. Both of these features can be seen in this photograph:
Sometimes I angle the saddle slot to affect the intonation--although the effect is hard to distinguish. Both of these features can be seen in this photograph: