It might need more bracing if I want to make it more lively. I don't know yet what I'm risking by doing that. I'm convinced that the effectiveness of the lattice systems has to do with spreading the tension evenly and in an undifferentiated manner across the top rather than dumping it onto discreet and restrictive beams. I'm also convinced that the top becomes a far more effective radiator in this way. The ideal direction to go, is to really discover what the absolutely minimal adequate structure is.
Success lies there.
This is why I'm so curious about modeling the stresses I think you're right. I am interested in your experiments with the graphite top, since it's possible, if one's inclined, to mold bracing or additional thickness into the top, making it a unitary structure. I've tended to see it as a plate that is braced by trusses to resist stress enough to create sound. Thanks for your time. Yes, I would.