I personally think it would be interesting, if not downright fascinating, if a good discussion about rib layout priorities in all types of soundboard approaches could get going. One without all the usual rhetoric about which approach is best or the rest of all that. A simple straight forward discussion about what concerns each type of board require one takes regard to, what kind of degrees of freedom one has, and what the basic results of different kinds of configurations would have. We have four basic approaches to SB construction in the modern world. CC, RC, RC&S, and Laminate approaches. Coupled with considerations about rib spacing, and dimensions... such a discussion could be extremly valuable. Cheers RicB
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