Music: Re: [oddmusic] DIY truss/bracing solutions? (for very low tension)

Thanks for the kind words. It's super fun to play with for sure.

The way I've done the wiring makes that a bit difficult. I could redo all
the wiring, but if there's another way, I'd prefer to use it.

I'm gonna pick up some flat aluminum and try screwing that into the sides
tomorrow to see if that's enough. If that fails I'll go with some steel in
the same way. Weight will start to become an issue as I plan on mounting
this using on a thin/wire music stand.

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Chris Vaisvil <chrisvaisvil@gmail.com>wrote:

> Man, O Man!!
>
> I love your set up!! Now *this* is an inspiration!
>
> Have you considered gluing or screwing square aluminum channel stock to the
> backs?
>
> Something like this works mainly because of the shape which resists
> bending. Steel would be even more resistant but much heavier and probably
> overkill.
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>
> http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=100337876&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=100337876&ci_kw={keyword}&kwd={keyword}&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googleads-_-pla-_-100337876&ci_gpa=pla
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> Or.. if you can release the tension and drill a hole and then fill the hole
> with aluminum or steel bar.
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> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 5:18 AM, Rodrigo Constanzo <
> rodrigo.constanzo@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > So I've been working on this sort of guitar/percussion/plank thing, which
> > is a smaller version of my Specto instrument (
> > http://www.rodrigoconstanzo.com/specto/), and now that I've finally got
> > strings on it, it's bowing ever so slightly.
> >
> > Here's a picture of the instrument:
> >
> > http://rodrigoconstanzo.com/specty/specty2.jpg
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> > I'm using relatively thick plywood, so I thought it wouldn't be an issue,
> > but it turns out it is. It doesn't bow much, since it's around 18" scale
> > length and using 10s and 11s as strings, but I wouldn't want it to get
> > worse over time.
> >
> > I have the wiring running along the back, so I can't just attack another
> > layer of wood across the whole of the body, same goes with flush with the
> > surface metal stuff.
> >
> > I was thinking maybe something like a truss rod (adjustable, long
> threaded
> > bolt) that's hovering a few millimeters off the back, but thought that
> > might be overkill. In the past I tried using another thicker string,
> adding
> > tension the other way, but not sure that'd be any better a solution.
> >
> > Basically I want to add some truss/bracing action but with minimal
> > parts/size.
> >
> > Any thoughts/solutions?
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