Dear Ron, If you watch drummers you will notice that they play along the side of the head, not the center. If a rib cuts a soundboard in half, you will loose tone and power because of the cancelling effect of the equally split bridge. Some of your other thoughts sound good. Perhaps DDF will jump in since he seems to know more about soundboards than anyone else I know. Have a nice week. Newton nhunt@jagat.com
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