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Originally Posted by Thomas Erickson
In the cases of the old basses we see that were made without overhanging edges - was this something the makers weren't aware of and repairers just had to deal with? Or do you think there were/are construction methods or considerations that can help to address the issue? Of course the shrinkage is a given, eventually anyway, so I'm not sure what could be done - maybe it was just a matter of drier wood being used than what we use more recently, so the shrinkage was not seen so quickly...
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Viol d'Gambas are made flush in the old world.
Guitars, Lutes and Mandolins are made flush.
Viennese and Czech/Prague school basses and some Hungarian basses are often made flush as well.
It seems that only the Violin School instruments are made with edges overhanging with the exception of some Eastern European double basses.
Nothing is set in stone but that's what I have seen and learned so far to date from what I can recall.
Flush is not a good idea for the long haul.