mid to late 30's D-18 bracing - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T17:39:55Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/mid-to-late-30s-d18-bracing?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A21552&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Martin site also has a li…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-09:2177249:Comment:217242009-12-09T21:10:41.219ZEvan Bradleyhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EvanBradley
The Martin site also has a light overview of the pre-war bracing, in their history section, but this is only the tip of the iceberg...<br />
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<a href="http://www.martinguitar.com/history/dreadnought.php?chptr=2" target="_blank">http://www.martinguitar.com/history/dreadnought.php?chptr=2</a>
The Martin site also has a light overview of the pre-war bracing, in their history section, but this is only the tip of the iceberg...<br />
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<a href="http://www.martinguitar.com/history/dreadnought.php?chptr=2" target="_blank">http://www.martinguitar.com/history/dreadnought.php?chptr=2</a> If the bracing was stronger i…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-09:2177249:Comment:217222009-12-09T20:17:48.004ZRob Mercurehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobMercure
If the bracing was stronger it was in response to heavier string guages. But "bluegrass" really didn't become "standardized"until the 1970s and there was a great more variety of style and instrumentation that was graven in stone like now. Players played whatever suited them and much of the music was tope 40s pop songs done with a "twang."<br />
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Always remember that BG and Rock and Roll are "picking counsins" = pose WWII styles based on the fursion of prewar styles so it's only as "orthodox" as you…
If the bracing was stronger it was in response to heavier string guages. But "bluegrass" really didn't become "standardized"until the 1970s and there was a great more variety of style and instrumentation that was graven in stone like now. Players played whatever suited them and much of the music was tope 40s pop songs done with a "twang."<br />
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Always remember that BG and Rock and Roll are "picking counsins" = pose WWII styles based on the fursion of prewar styles so it's only as "orthodox" as you want it to be. I've in the "bluegrass heartland - Ralph used to be a neghbor, Jim and Jesses were from the next town, Sarah Carter came from my home town while Dock Boggs came from the next one over . So I'd not nit pick ad naseum about an instrument if you like it, it plays like you want and makes you happy. Times were when instruments were expensive that a musician adapted his style to the instrument - not wasted 50 instruments hanging on a wall trying to find his taste! IHMO<br />
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Rob The sound hole position has n…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-07:2177249:Comment:216452009-12-07T20:13:52.712ZStephen S. Aitkenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/StephenSAitken
The sound hole position has not changed. The fourteen fret neck and 25.4" scale length dictate the position of the sound hole. I remeber comparing six Martin Dreadnoughts from 1936 to 1975 and they were all the same.
The sound hole position has not changed. The fourteen fret neck and 25.4" scale length dictate the position of the sound hole. I remeber comparing six Martin Dreadnoughts from 1936 to 1975 and they were all the same. Hi Stephen,
Do you happen to…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-07:2177249:Comment:216442009-12-07T19:11:42.140ZNed Knepphttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NedKnepp
Hi Stephen,<br />
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Do you happen to remember where the sound hole was placed? It seems to me that sound hole position will tell us part of the brace placement but the S. H. may be shifted a bit too.<br />
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Ned
Hi Stephen,<br />
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Do you happen to remember where the sound hole was placed? It seems to me that sound hole position will tell us part of the brace placement but the S. H. may be shifted a bit too.<br />
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Ned Back in l973, I got a bluepri…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-07:2177249:Comment:216322009-12-07T17:45:00.480ZStephen S. Aitkenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/StephenSAitken
Back in l973, I got a blueprint of a 1936 D28. The two parallel tone bars are moved farther back than they are now, and the front of the main X brace is 1"" behind the soundhole, where the newer scalloped brace models (after 1943) have the front of the main X bracing 1 1/2 " back from the sound hole. There was a change in the position of the tone bars sometime between 1933 and the early 40"s.
Back in l973, I got a blueprint of a 1936 D28. The two parallel tone bars are moved farther back than they are now, and the front of the main X brace is 1"" behind the soundhole, where the newer scalloped brace models (after 1943) have the front of the main X bracing 1 1/2 " back from the sound hole. There was a change in the position of the tone bars sometime between 1933 and the early 40"s. Be careful what you ask for!…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-05:2177249:Comment:215522009-12-05T01:36:40.856ZSteve Frosthttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/SteveFrost
Be careful what you ask for!<br />
I had a similar curiosity a few years ago.<br />
<a href="http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/reply/613627" target="_blank">http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/reply/613627</a><br />
Before you click the link, put on a pot of good coffee, locate an easy chair- it could take a while!
Be careful what you ask for!<br />
I had a similar curiosity a few years ago.<br />
<a href="http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/reply/613627" target="_blank">http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/reply/613627</a><br />
Before you click the link, put on a pot of good coffee, locate an easy chair- it could take a while! I might not sleep for days, t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-03:2177249:Comment:214612009-12-03T03:00:35.377ZDavid Houchenshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DavidBryceHouchens
I might not sleep for days, this Martin Bracing Library is great. I haven't gotten to a late thirties D-18 yet, But everything else and a lot to go. Thanks again.
I might not sleep for days, this Martin Bracing Library is great. I haven't gotten to a late thirties D-18 yet, But everything else and a lot to go. Thanks again. Thats a great site, thankstag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-02:2177249:Comment:214572009-12-02T22:32:39.810ZDavid Houchenshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DavidBryceHouchens
Thats a great site, thanks
Thats a great site, thanks I wasn't sure if they were fo…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-02:2177249:Comment:214562009-12-02T22:32:15.338ZDavid Houchenshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DavidBryceHouchens
I wasn't sure if they were forward or not.
I wasn't sure if they were forward or not. I suspect You can find all th…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-12-02:2177249:Comment:214352009-12-02T03:43:50.701ZMagnus Hultinhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MagnusHultin
I suspect You can find all the answers You need by checking the "<a href="http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/847" target="_blank">Martin bracing library</a>"-thread at UMGF. You can probably ask directly in a post and get the respons from Henk (Signature "Fool For Wood").<br />
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Magnus
I suspect You can find all the answers You need by checking the "<a href="http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/847" target="_blank">Martin bracing library</a>"-thread at UMGF. You can probably ask directly in a post and get the respons from Henk (Signature "Fool For Wood").<br />
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Magnus