Re: flamenco plate

Spruce tops are quite a bit stiffer and stronger than cedar, so they are
seldom left thicker, particularly on flamencos. A wooden golpeador of any
thickness likely to be effective for the job would definitely dampen sound
to some extent.

KH
<nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Kevin Hall <timberline@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

photographic supply places. It's cheap, easily cut to shape and
installed,
virtually invisible from more than 6 feet away and quite good at
protecting
the soft, usually cedar tops. It's relatively easy to remove and
replace,
should your fingernails manage to bang through it in time.

Actually in this particular case, I am looking at a spruce top, so quite
a bit thicker than cedar. Would a very thin of wood be enough to damp
spruce ?




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