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Old 12-23-2017, 04:35 PM
Kieran Kieran is offline
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Originally Posted by Rodger Knox View Post
Mario is known for building bluegrass drednaughts, but I've used it in smaller guitars. I taper the back of my bridges, and the PMTE adds a bit of mass and stiffness just behind the bridge. My bridgeplate extends about 1/8" beyond the back of the bridge. It's all part of a system.



There's a lot of talk about top stiffness as if it's a single number, but it's the distribution of stiffness/mass throughout the top that dictates how it vibrates. It's a puzzle, you have to decide which pieces to use and how to fit them together.


Thanks Rodger,
I am going to have another think about the bridge plate and lower bout bracing over the coming days. I really appreciate the feedback.
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