I apologize if this topic has been exhausted in the past, but I have a question about grain orientation in lute bracing. It seems counterintuitive to have the brace grain running parallel to the top. I know the usual argument is that it’s always been done that way, so there must be a reason for it, and we have to keep doing it that way, but has anyone made a lute with the grain running perpendicular to the top, as in a guitar? If so, how did it affect the tone of the lute? Thanks in advance for any information.
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