Re: Gibson F9 with sunken top
Originally Posted by
dhergert
You know, we're missing an important point, and possibly a great opportunity here...
To the OP or anyone else who has tried this... How did the mandolin sound with the sound post added?
Speaking as a double bass player, there's a world of experimentation possible with sound posts.
I think the "sound post" referred to in a earlier post was mis-named. It was not a sound post (like on a violin) but actually a supplementary carbon fiber tone bar that the OP says Big Joe glued in place in hopes of preventing the top collapse. Apparently it failed. It might be noted also that Big Joe has no recollection of ever making such a repair on the mandolin that is the subject of this string.
But so far - after 52 posts on this topic -- we have yet to see an image of this Gibson F-9 with the sunken top. Just out of curiosity I would like to see it.
The idea of a sound post on a mandolin has been tried before and also been discussed many times in the past. I think the consensus opinion is that they do not contribute the the tone and projection on a mandolin like they do on a violin.
In one case I know a sound post inserted in a mandolin resulted in a crack in the back board due to the pressure of the strings.
Bernie
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