>I also asked him what the advantage was for these one-piece backs. He said >it eliminates potential buzzing sounds because there are no joints. That's >exactly what the dealer told me. But I figured there'd be a better reason, >like having a stiffer support which helps keep soundboard crown or >something. Maybe in the end, it's just cheaper to make them that way. > >Charles Neuman Not soundboard crown, since the back doesn't have anything to do with that, but it should make for a nice solid stiff stable unitized assembly. If those cutouts are isosceles right triangles, maybe they're making boomerangs somewhere. Ron N
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