Forgive me, but I want to return to an earlier question: Are hand-built luthiers constructing their guitars to the "standard" parabolic string-tension specs? If so, and if the bridge/bracing are lightly built as a result, it strikes me that increased string tensions potentially would have a long-term, if not short-term, detrimental effect. Apart from "feel," I'd like to know what somewhat dramatic changes in string tension could do to the guitar (call me empathetic).
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