Posted by Sam Gnagey on December 29, 2003 at 16:58:44:
In Reply to: A Bracing Discussion posted by Chuck(G) on December 29, 2003 at 14:18:46:
I only use as many braces as are needed to make the instrument structurally secure. Beyond that, if I find a part vibrating sympathetically to some note it gets braced in. There just seems to be the right number of braces. I haven't tried adding a bunch extra.