Bracing question
Im wondering if any of the guitar makers out there in guitar land have ever used anything but spruce for bracing a dred. or "flat top" guitar...
All answeres will be appreciated.. thanx in advance..
Donald
All answeres will be appreciated.. thanx in advance..
Donald
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Permalink Reply by Donald A. Fortune on
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Hi Tim-- How about hard wood, for example maple or alder??
Donald
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Permalink Reply by Tim Mace on
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I have no experience using hard/dense wood for this but suspect the idea is to use feather light material to allow for good good good vibration,,,
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OK Tim I understand what you are saying here-- Im in the process of making an
electric guitar that has a hollow body.. solid maple sides with a laminated mahogony back and top -- I have some alder that I thought of using for bracing and was wondering if it would make a differance--
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OK Paul and Tim-- looks like Im out voted here and soft wood is the best thing to use,
not only for weight but for resonance... I have plenty of mahogny in my shop and also have some spruce cut for dreds that hasent been shaped as yet so I can use eather one of them... thanx for the imput -- it is appreciated--
Im basically a hard body guitar builder and this "hollow body" stuff is on the new side for me --- peace and thanx again for the imput...
Donald
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