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Top Deflection Studies - Ovation Internal Research Documents - Bracing and Sound Selection Tests

1973 US 7 pages

These are internal Ovation Guitar Company research and development documents from 1973, consisting of frequency response charts recorded on Hewlett-Packard equipment for various experimental guitar bracing configurations including U-brace, V-brace, H-brace, and Y-brace designs. The documents include handwritten annotations marking resonant frequencies and musical note positions, along with data tables comparing sound selection measurements, fixture values, and qualitative assessments of bass response and sustain for production and experimental models. Additional pages contain stiffness/compliance data for Bruno and Ovation guitar tops with various bracing and bridge configurations.

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