One of the main jobs of bracing is to keep a soundboard, that would otherwise deform, stable.
The lighter/thinner a soundboard can be made the more responsive it can be. X Bracing allows for thinner tops to be made as it is structurally stronger.
Is your soundboard deformed to the point where it is on the verge of being unplayable?
No.
Leave it alone, the bracing is doing it’s main job, especially so if you enjoy the tone.
If you want it changed anyways then the tone will change as you will have changed the soundboards weight and stiffness, you could probably afford to thin the top a little too.
Yes.
Consider reinforcing or replacing the bracing.
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