kominak -> top/braces tuning for equal string volume (Jul. 9 2015 13:18:33)
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Hello, on my 1st build, which I've been playing for the last 2 years i noticed the high e string is noticeably louder than other strings. It is less noticeable with dry LaBella 820 strings, but as soon as I put D'addarios or other regular strings on, it's very obvious. It's even there when the string is fretted, so it's not some single frequency that gets amplified when "e" note is being played. When the e string is being played, the top resonates very strongly slightly below the bridge at the treble side of the lower bout. Could it have something to do with bracing pattern I used? I followed Lewis/Barbero plan with 7 fans and closing struts. While he comments the traditional fan struts to be 4mm wide x 5mm high in his adapted bracing he uses 7th(treble) fan over 7mm high, the closing treble strut even 13mm high. It's the point where these 2 braces meet where the top resonates most when playing e string. I might be totally wrong, but could it be possible that if i lowered the tension of the top in that place (by shawing the height of the braces) the strings would be better balanced? Please advise me... Thanks a lot! Martin
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