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I don't have any pictures of the construction of the joint right now, but I can check later. There is a nut epoxied in the neck block, and a threaded rod that goes into it. A "stopping" nut is epoxied to the rod at the body end of the heel to prevent the neck from going backwards, and a threaded strap button prevents the neck from rotating forward. There is a "screw head" in the rod that adjusts the position of the "stopping nut". Sorry if that didn't make sense - I don't know all the technical terms in English.

i agree, while steel strings are under tension, there is not much energy stored in elasticity....when you break a string it just kinda goes "thunk" and prettymuch stays put. i bet the unwound classical strings are more slingshot-like!
just seems to me the pins add a lot of extra mass to the bridge too.
i'm just curious as to why tried and true designs are the way they are, thats all. seems like there is always a great reason for it.