(Arto's occasional off-topic posts are fine with me.) 1) I've just glued on a very simple bridge. As usual, I didn't think it through. The outer strings line up well enough along the fingerboard and I think the strings are the right height. But I've made the holes on the bridge far too far apart for each course. So the first question is: is there some trick or bodge to drill some holes on a bridge while it's still glued on? (Something that doesn't require an obscure and expensive tool.)
2) If I do have to take the bridge off, I wonder if there are any important principles that even the simplest bridge should follow. My bridge is not much more than a strip of wood about about 1.3cms thick. (I think the height is OK). Would it be better to have a bridge with a bigger area - for a stronger joint and more area to transmit sound? (But early guitars have small bridges?) Thanks To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
