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In a message dated 1/17/04 5:09:05 PM, rinkyd@pacbell.net writes:<BR>
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00000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">It's always been my i=
mpression that tuning instability around the lower tenor(treble bridge) is d=
ue to the soundboard expansion and contraction caused by changes in humidity=
. That this area of the board is sort of a peak.<BR>
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OK. That still wouldn't explain why the treble break also has instabi=
lity. <BR>
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Tom Sivak</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"=
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