On 11/8/2010 9:32 AM, Dale Erwin wrote: > As well, the ribs on the B are pared down significantly at this point so > as to compromise the ribs crown support. Actually, no. With a purely compression crowned board, less tall ribs will crown more as they offer less resistance to crowning than do the taller ribs. > As Ron N. has often said . I'll paraphrase...if you remove something > that is supposed to be a design feature and the change is undetectable > then was it? Ie. bells...ring bridge..etc Yes, but... I guarantee that you can hear the difference between one of my Ds with a separate bass bridge, low tenor transition, and no wrapped trichords, and a stock D with a ring bridge. Same with the bell. Put in a mass loaded belly rail brace, or braces, and a real nose bolt, and the treble comes to life. Ron N
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