I think the load of the bridge is passing directly to the block under the top if its glued to it.
routing out the wings on a otherwise solid body instrument with a nice piece of figured wood on the top would be a looker.
I had a 4 string made.. Alder body's face was arched, after, cavities were cut out from the back,[a drill press used],
leaving a solid strip down the middle, then the back was added.
I provided a piece of Baltic all birch plywood for the back,
and that is the whole back ,
{its an A pear-shaped body}, rather than small panels behind the pots and such.
a figured veneer on the back seemed superfluous , but that could be added, of course..
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
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