Get app
Quiz

What is the primary structural purpose of the bridge pins on a steel-string acoustic guitar?

or

Tap your pick

Correct answer: To anchor the string ends inside the body

Bridge pins do not actually pinch the strings to hold them; instead, they wedge the ball-end of the string against the guitar's bridge plate inside the body. The upward pull of the string actually locks the pin tighter in place. Photo: MichaelMaggs, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Read more on Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Not the question you came for?

Ask your own!

In your own words. No account, 20 seconds.

or

Photo Duos, quizzes and more? That's in the free app.

That didn't work. Check the fields and try again.

Would your friends get this right?

Send it to your group chat — see who knows.

WhatsApp
</>Embed on your site

More like this

Votur

Come join us on Votur!

Voting is fun! But the real fun begins when you start asking and sharing.

Vote on taste Duos, play quick quizzes, or make your own — private for friends or public for the world. From now on, you'll always have something to talk about!

Vote on 7,242+ questions like this in the free Votur app →
Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store