Well, it all sounds intriguing - in theory. I've met other guitarbuilders who also had very logical-sounding reasons for advocating soundposts in guitars. None of those people, however, have ever achieved any prominence in the field, and those well-known builders with whom I've discussed the idea have tended to be dismissive of it.
So, in practical terms, anyway, there's no widely available acoustic guitar with a soundpost in it on the market that players can reasonably expect to find within an hour's drive of their home, so they can test out these ideas for themselves.
So, with respect, until I get my own hands on a guitar that has a soundpost AND sounds great, I'm afraid I'm going to have to file the concept under the category of "One of those ideas that SEEMS like it ought to work well, but doesn't seem to in real life..."
Wade Hampton Miller
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