Interesting thought. Might change the frequency response on one side enough to not cancel the other and kill the tone. Observation: Even if this minimized or canceled the immediate tone problems in that area, there would still be the problem of torque with humidity changes. I think this is what drives the board flat at this point far faster than it flattens elsewhere. Sort of a "saddle" effect, with the killer octave at the low point of the curve. I think both the tone problems and early failure in this area are from the same problem. Tag! Ron At 11:11 AM 12/7/97 -0800, you wrote: >Curiosity aroused: > >The "killer octave" has equal lengths of rib fore and aft of the bridge, and >the tone has trouble there. Has anyone ever tried making the ribs the same >length fore and aft, but making them much lighter and more flexible on one >side than on the other? > >What fun ... reminds me of that great string seating thread. > >Susan >----------------------------------------------------------- Ron Nossaman
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