Double Bass String Height Issue

Hi there,

Luthier changed my problematic bridge and the new one is adjustable for height.
I like to set string height in the low side, ideally 6 to 10.
I brought down G to 6 or 6.5 mm where any point below that the buzz starts to show. The E side is brought down to about 10.5.
A is sitting at around 9 and D is sitting around 8.5.
I thought I bring it up to see if this arrangement is ok. i originally thought the bridge profile could be tweaked to bring down the D string height but the luthier says he followed the template to accommodate bowing regardless of the fingerboard curvature.
What do you think?
Should I leave it?
Or
Is it ok to adjust the bridge minimally to bring D down a bit without causing bowing issue?
Or does the fingerboard require some adjustment?

Thanks,
Arya
 
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Hi Arya,
I‘ve got 6, 7,5, 8,5 and 9mm and it‘s easily possibel to work with the bow. Some luthiers use a Kind of „schablone“ to get the right curvature, but if you don‘t change the relative relation between the strings it‘s allright, as far I can see. I hope i can help.

lg, Ralf
 
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Hi, string spacing is part of the equation when it's about bowability as well. I recently switched back to weich gauge E and normal measures with the heights instead of heavier E and flatter curve. 7,8,9,10mm's G - E with 28,5mm string spacing, and it's more difficult to avoid screetching and double stops on the D string than with earlier setup, or earlier bridge with similar 7-10 mm heights and strings, but with extra wide 30mm spacing I tried for super fat plain guts I used a while ago. String spacing has an effect for left hand ergonomics, generally more wide is less comfortable. Just My 2 cents about these factors regarding bowability.
 
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