Sure. But how much is that crowned assembly going to bend anyway - especially after you glue a hard maple long bridge to it? But maybe they would provide some kind of structural support as you move away from the long bridge. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > I seem to get the feeling that there is a consensus that parallel > laminations glued together in a curved caul could provide both enough > crown and support for crown to function well (strengthwise anayways) if > such a panel was oriented perpendicular to the bridge. > > Without getting into to deep into some of the points Terry brought up just > yet, and keeping to the same configuration, my next question is then > whether or not cross grain ribbing could be used strictly to equalize > bending stiffness ? > Cheers, and thanks for all the replies so far. > > RicB
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