>I think it has more to do with extending the *bridge* further, which>moves those lower adjacent strings away from the end of the bridge and>rim, thereby giving those strings a more resonant area of the>soundboard. >vince mrykalo rpt Interesting concept, Vince. Notes being added to increase tonal properties of existing notes rather than notes being taken away for whatever reason. Keith McGavern, RPT kam544@ionet.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To add to Vince's comment, I was taught that the top three notes were important in order to extend the bridge and put a load on it. Having a loaded bridge that extended beyond A7 made A7 a better sounding note. Didn't someone do that on the bass end-add a string or two that could be tuned, but no hammers to play them. They were there only to extend the loaded portion of the bridge. Jack jack_reeves@byu.edu
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