Sustain blocks

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Author Message zn_bassman Member Username: zn_bassman Post Number: 62 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 10:41 am:    I've seen much discussion on this, and I'm looking for feedback from owners as follows: 1. On a set-neck, how much sustain does a block add? 2. Same re: neck-thru? 3. What's the effect on the tone (I understand it tends to add brightness)? 4. Has anybody tried a block made of ebony or another "deep" tonewood? What's the story on such - does it add any bassiness/depth? richbass939 Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 529 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 4:04 pm:    Zvi, here's a thread from last summer about sustain blocks. http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/18857.html?1120101708 Rich zn_bassman Member Username: zn_bassman Post Number: 65 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 12:24 am:    Thanks Rich. I've seen that one already. What I'm looking for is stories from the field, especially relating to the specific questions I posted. I'm considering some mods to my 2 current Alembics, plus thinking ahead to a future project or 2.