> After I >posted the question below, yesterday, I also wondered >if the reason for the "fish" was to make the length of >the speaking portion of the board shorter, in the >treble, so that the high frequencies emitted by the >strings there can use a more sympathetic length of >wood to impart their vibrations to ? > ( Less inertial mass for these tiny strings to >try to oscillate, sympathetic vibration of the wood >itself more in accord with high frequencies. ) As has been mentioned, high frequencies are better handled by a tweeter than a woofer. Ron N
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