Bridge tuning

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I'll just throw in my experiences and tests.



-I tried testing the effects of mass and flexibility predicted in Woodhouse's paper on the bridge/body hill, and didn't see them.



-For "tuning" a bridge, I also didn't see or hear much effect until it got extremely flexible, then the high end died off.  I was not able to enhance the high end by any tuning.



-The only adjustment-like thing I do is adjust the weight of the upper part of the bridge; thinner = more "unmuted".  It can be taken too far.



-I have quantitative data (which I can't locate right now) that shows increased high frequency response over time, particularly in the first few weeks and months.  So I wouldn't fret too much about the high end for a while.



Soundpost I'm not much of an expert; if the E string sounds too hard, I'll move it back (South), too mushy and I'll move it closer to the bridge.