Del, This small Knabe is from about the mid '70, I would guess. The sound is typical of the type except in the upper middle section where there is buzzing caused by poor termination. When I removed a string from the bridge pins and retightened is when I discovered the problem. Sustain is good but power is hard to assess because of the size of the sanctuary. Small church but big room. I had though of clamping the long side and the one long post together and hope for an improvement. I tried it with a Kuick Grip but could not get enough force to notice a change in pitch with an SAT or bubble movement. I would like to return with a pipe clamp and remeasure. If I could notice a change, up or down, I thought it might be worth lowering tension, clamping and tuning to see if I could get a permanent change. ANy thoughts? Newton
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