the mass of the brass is a gass

[Ron Nossaman]

>What happens if you "ground" the cantilever to the board with a 
>tight-fitting block, or maybe a "soundpost"? Certainly that would add 
>stiffness.
>
>Tom Cole

It certainly would, and might even have worked. I had the weight, however, 
and the time to try that.

Ron N