I found that also with the Black Locust I am building. I got the wood just to get the feel of a ringy wood. Once the braces were on it it settled down some. For example, tapping the back of the BL and a Walnut back the BL does ring a little longer but not enough for you to say 'wow'. Part of what happens is the top and the back couples together and it does not matter if the top or the back is the one that was excited. In my mind a back will ring more with a top that is braced more free to resonate and a top resonate more with a back that is freer.
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Fred
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