Riblets

[Ron Nossaman]

> Where do these go? Parallel to and in between ribs? Does the screw go 
> into the bridge? 

Yes, yes.


>Are they glued on? 

I would.


>In the picture, it appears the 
> center section on the table is not in the same plane as the two flat end 
> sections - it seems that if you crank this thing up to the bridge 
> bottom, you will tend to flatten out the soundboard - or am I not seeing 
> things correctly?

You are. That's correct. But then crown isn't by itself 
necessary. Stiffness is.


> What do you mean by stepping off the back? The three flat sections 
> rather than one continuus flat face?

Yes, rather than one continuous *curved* face.


> /they perform better than the originals (with the curved back)./
> // 
> The original what? Are these things replacing ribs? Or are they 
> additional small ribs? Sorry, I must have missed something somewhere.
>  
> Terry Farrell
> // 

RTFJ

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Ron N