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OK, top is ready for bracing on a classical (hauser shape) ....but I'm incorporating a fan fret design which will angle the bridge.....Since the top is still a flat design, should I do anything different in the fan bracing other than place the bridge plate in the angle position? Center location of the angled bridge is still 650...as are my plans for straight 650 location.
Kent

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When a student and I did his 635/650 7 string fan, we left the top braces exactly where they would have been normally ... just angle your bridge as required. Different story when its a SS

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Tony Karol
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"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Thanks Tony.....I shall move forward.
AND....what a cool thing having the great TE giving your Bari guitar a whirl and a nice comment afterwords.
Kent

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Sure was! Would've been even better if he'd ordered one though.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.