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SteveXFR

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  1. In that case could he afford the required tool kit to set it up?
  2. You're expecting people to buy what appears to be the most expensive bridge on the market based on a claim that it improves sustain and tone. You give nothing to back up those claims so I have asked questions which could lead to logical reasoning in the design which would back up your claims. If you chose a material based on the ratio of hardness to weight that would make sense for transmission of vibration without adding too much weight or if it was a UTS vs weight ratio that would also make some sense to help validate your design. You seem to just expect people to buy the most expensive bridge on the market based purely on the word of the person selling it.
  3. So really you need to spend £640 on bridges rather than "just" £320?
  4. And what made you select that particular grade? There's no such thing as a best grade for every purpose. The correct choice matches the material properties against the design requirements. 6000 series aluminium isn't particularly hard unless you heat treat it or forge it. Don't get excited about it being an aeronautical grade, there's hundreds of them, some very strong, some very hard, some very weak and some very soft.
  5. I guess one very important question is, will it be made from top quality tone metals?
  6. You can't claim its science without evidence, maths or theory to back it up
  7. That doesn't matter, the basic mechanical principles still apply. There is no potential for fatigue.
  8. A constant load causes no wear or fatigue in steel so won't affect construction long term. Dynamic (cyclic) loads can cause cracking over time but strain (deformation under load) is a major factor in that so unless you've got significant flex in the bridge then that's not an issue. Just look at the number of 50's fender and Gibson bridges still going strong from the days long before FEA and fatigue modelling.
  9. You may get lucky and find someone doing vibration analysis for their masters but it would have to fit what they've already planned to do and that's quite specific. It's more likely they'll offer to do it for a fee. Ask on an engineering forum, it's really simple to test and the equipment is really minimal and cheap, you might find someone prepared to do it for beer money.
  10. Are you expecting people to spend a not inconsiderable amount of cash on your product and take your word for it? Lab testing wouldn't actually be difficult or expensive. I used to design and test anti vibration products. All you need is a few accelerometers, a cheap data logger and some skills with excel to produce the graphs.
  11. Most of our home convenience products were just new applications of technology developed elsewhere for industry. Entertainment technology also is generally new applications of existing technology. What really drives genuine new innovation is absolute necessity. That's why so many great innovations came from war and disasters.
  12. That's why I suggested a demonstration to avoid that argument. I'm guessing you and I would be in agreement on that subject but I'm happy to be proved wrong.
  13. Good explanation. Have you got a video demonstrating the extra sustain compared to a standard bridge on the same bass? I think that's what will really change people's minds and prove your products advantages.
  14. Can you explain the practical advantages of this for the user? I think that's what we're not seeing.
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