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Luca,
There are a couple of mechanical advantages to rounding the top of the
fingerboard at the pegbox end. First, the fingerboard narrows and the neck
gets thinner at that end, weakening the neck at the attach point of the
pegbox. The rounded top allows more wood at the thickest (strongest) point
of the attachment. Second, because the baroque fingerboards are wide, the
bump in the center helps keep tension on the center of the first few frets
to help them stay in place. Otherwise, the center of the fret can flex while
playing.
Louis Aull
Phone: 770.978.1872
Fax: 866.496.4294
Cell:404.932.1614
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class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are a couple of
mechanical advantages to rounding the top of the fingerboard at the pegbox end.
First, the fingerboard narrows and the neck gets thinner at that end, weakening
the neck at the attach point of the pegbox. The rounded top allows more wood at
the thickest (strongest) point of the attachment. Second, because the baroque
fingerboards are wide, the bump in the center helps keep tension on the center
of the first few frets to help them stay in place. Otherwise, the center of the
fret can flex while playing.<o:p></o:p></p><p
class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
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Aull<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
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770.978.1872</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
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866.496.4294<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
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