Hey there Arnold... Got to thinking.... just how doable do you think it would be to install a fish into an existing instrument without removing the soundboard to begin with ? Course one would have to improvise... but it looks doable... If so.. might provide for some interesting comparisons. Cheers RicB Arnold writes I just found a little drawing of the fish (nr. 6 in the drawing) in a patent application of 1971 made by mr. Hanzo Taguchi from Japan. His comment was that with his claimed invention it it easier for the soundboard to vibrate, amplitide volume is increased resulting in a fuller tone, especially in this triangel part. Also you can use strings with a higher tension. The lay out is such that the bridge is placed in the center of the triangel. greetings Arnold
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