Thanks, Ben, for your explanations regarding the bracing and the bridgeplate conundrum!
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Originally Posted by _zedagive
Congrats on this super gorgeous guitar. The only thing that slightly bothers me is seeing the brace in the sound hole. Maybe staining it to the same color as the back would be better.
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Thanks for your comment and input, zedagive, as I know this might bother some folks. In my profession of architectural design and engineering, we have something in our office that we refer to as "structural honesty." The practice of letting structural elements speak for themselves without feeling the need to cover them up or add ornamentation to adorn or disguise them, be it an I-beam, a bolted metal plate connection, or a carbon fiber rod. So while I appreciate the efforts that Ben has used to make the CF rod a bit more discreet, I also appreciate the "structural honesty" of this element and its workings within the process of the Arum. And it really isn't seen by anyone looking at the guitar while I'm playing it--it's mainly seen by the player as he glances inside the soundport, Just a little reminder that Mr. CF is on the job doing his appointed task in life!
