In a message dated 06/03/02 1:10:12 AM, Erwinspiano@AOL.COM writes: <<" Were any of those 12 sohmers you rebuilt reverse crowned design? I can't be the only one. Can I?">> No Dale they weren't, at least not obviously so, the boards were really kinda flat when all the strings/plate were out. A reverse crown "could" be one explanation why such a large gap appears when the board and ribs separate but I would guess that they are not. <<"The ribs were still on the bottom of the board only bent the towards the floor of course.">> Dale I've never noticed or measured this to be the case...doesn't mean they aren't ...just not in my experience. <<"I do think I remember the bass strings being really high tensions as Del said earlier. ">> Yeah Del is right on here...the reason??? I don't know, but it 'might' have something to do with the up bearing on the rest of the scale in order to compensate in some manner in the bass section..........SWAG ONLY! :-) Jim Bryant (FL)
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