Tap tone of back and top
Hello, I measured the thickness of the top and found it to be 3,50 mm which would be 0.138" and is a rather thick top from the way I understand it.
I tried to do some tap tuning leaving the strings on and damping them with my hand. Is that an acceptable way to do it, or do I need to loose the strings completely, to obtain a true value please?
Stopping the sound hole; this gave the tap tone of the top to ~A3 or the A at 220 Hz.
The tap tone of the back was slightly harder to record as it has a noticeably shorter sustain. I do estimate it to be ~293 Hz or close to D4.
I am wishing a way to find out where to rework the back and/or top to obtain the desired result. Any advice in the direction of how to find that is truly appreciated. The braces seem to be rather wide, perhaps 8 - 10 mm.
Where to start?
Kind regards
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