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Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird
I really like how this is turning out, Bob. And as Tom said, the torch is superb.
Steve
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Thanks Steve, I think that it will be both beautiful and unique...
. The addition of an enlarged headstock shape, a stylized torch headplate inlay and soon a sunburst top are all “nods” to the traditional archtop aesthetic on this carved back / flat top guitar.
On another note, I was noticing some similarities between John’s top bracing approach (right) to Jeff Traugott’s (left) in their pattern and profiling. Jeff targets a timbre favored by acoustic fingerstyle players and John targets jazz players. In my experience, this type of straight brace pattern tends to favor balance, projection and sustain. Obviously one builder uses a flat back and the other a carved back and subtle differences in dish, thickness and brace carve create sonic differences, but I just found it interesting.
