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DennisK
PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 11:10 pm 
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Terence Kennedy wrote:
I noticed he did an arm bevel. Granted a well done bevel is beautiful but I have never completely understood why one would want to go to all that trouble for something that removes some vibrating real estate from an important area of the top and stiffens the periphery in an area a lot of folks including myself thin as part of the voicing process.

I have no experience with bevels and I know it’s thread drift but have the bevel makers here noticed any tonal differences compared to the same model without? Is there really that much difference in comfort?

For me they matter most on small instruments, because my wrist rests on the edge at a 45 degree angle so the bevel provides a nice flat surface versus a sharp edge digging into my tendons. On larger instruments it's the more muscly part of my forearm resting on the edge so it's less of an issue.

No idea what effect they have on tone. But I hate the look of most bevels, cutting into the soundboard and putting the bridge closer to one side than the other. With careful design you can restore the feeling of balance. http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=647385#p647385
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