Dick Ranlet Profile Topics Started Replies Created Engagements Favorites Search replies: Forum Replies Created Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) Author Posts December 14, 2009 at 2:45 pm in reply to: Dusty Strings Ravenna 34 #75129 Dick RanletParticipant ‘Not sure how to edit my above post; I did not mean lateral tension, I meant longitudinal. December 10, 2009 at 11:42 pm in reply to: Dusty Strings Ravenna 34 #75128 Dick RanletParticipant BTW, as far as I can tell, the purpose of those tension rods is primarily to reduce the lateral tension on the soundboard, allowing it to resonate (longitudinally) at a lower frequency. December 10, 2009 at 11:34 pm in reply to: Dusty Strings Ravenna 34 #75127 Dick RanletParticipant I also recently got a Ravenna 34 and agree that there is an overabundance of sustain in the low octave. Author Posts Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)