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The bridge is laminated with mahogany and maple. On the top
we use three different kinds of wood, depending on the area: maple for the bass
and center, hornbeam for the treble and boxwood for the high treble. The hardness
of the wood increases in relation to the increase in frequency. The bridge
tops are hand-carved by specialists. The notches are cut vertically so that the
strings are completely free from the point they leave the bridge pins. In the
tenor section the bridge is only attached to the soundboard at the location of
the ribs, which allows the soundboard to resonate more freely.
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