>Mighty pretty, Ron, and a dramatic shot. What's with the super-long >bridge extension (at least that's what it looks like)? > >Paul Larudee Ron seems to have gone to bed, so maybe I can help. That's a laminated soundboard panel, and as such, is pretty stiff. What you're seeing is a channel routed part way through the panel to add flexibility for bass response. It's the functional equivalent of tapering or "diaphragmming" the panel. Standard tapering or diaphragmming would go through layers somewhere out toward the center of a laminated panel and probably look pretty nasty, so Ron kept all the layer cutting close to the rim. I also see acorn nuts on the plate perimeter bolts. Would that be the wonderful shop made, adjust from above, "Easy Riser" plate hangers we've talked about on the list? Ron N
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