Yup, they both sound pretty good but the braced one had a more even, mellow sound. I suspect that the bracing, in addition to lending support, also acts much like a bass bar in a fiddle. The bass bar distributes lower frequencies to a wider area of the top and is crucial (along with a sound post) to achieving a good sounding fiddle.
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Both sound different!, But!, Both sound just fine to me!!
Yup, they both sound pretty good but the braced one had a more even, mellow sound. I suspect that the bracing, in addition to lending support, also acts much like a bass bar in a fiddle. The bass bar distributes lower frequencies to a wider area of the top and is crucial (along with a sound post) to achieving a good sounding fiddle.
Looks good and good playing. They both sounded good to me.
I also like the artwork on the box.
Quite an impressive difference.