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hunter1801
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hunter1801
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07/16/2010 3:22 pm
Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings
In theory, that adjustable bridge would allow each string to be intonated perfectly, and nirvana would be mine.


Well, not really. Perfect intonation cannot be acheived because of the slight tone differences in the frets. A movable bridge or something similar only changes the length of the string. The individual tones are still determined by the spacing of the frets.