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Hi David
   If I follow your train of thought ,as we  discussed privately before,=20
there seems to be something missing from some of the  complete redesigns you=
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worked up.
  May I suggest a bit less radical approach if I can call  it that. In the=20
several redsigns I"m involved with recently/currently I have  used smaller c=
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off bars than some I've seen & used no fish save the  Mason AA. Still overal=
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an amazing huge improvement in all Catagories. No  loss of power, better=20
sustain & tonal focus, clarity ,snarl at FFF &  good balance. Perhaps you've=
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bit more exposure to a different kind of  animal but I"m listening to you=20
because of my respect for your sensitive ears.  Perhaps there is a different=
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ground.=20
  My D for example which  as you know I'm  enthusiastic about does not have=20
cut-off bar,fanned rib, or fish  but does have variable radius board & white=
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sitka ribs. A  bit taller than original but not much. The sound is grand=20
because the whole  structure is stiffer because of design & materials used.
   Dale Erwin

I was thinking mostly  about the balance between power, sustain and tonal=20
range.  The trend  seems to be moving in the direction of power, loudness,=20
attack, whatever you  want to call it.  For those who wish to move the balan=
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to one of  more sustain with a natural dynamic range somewhat lower on the=20
scale, that  trend=E2=80=94and what people have gotten used to=E2=80=94makes=
 it difficult to put=20
the piano  back in pianoforte.  Many instruments now are just fortes and if=20
they  don=E2=80=99t produce that kind of sound, many people are disappointed=
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that=E2=80=99s  what they=E2=80=99ve grown accustomed to hearing.  =20
A broader tonal  palette might, ironically, mean a reduction in loudness.  =20=
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David Love
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