Hi Bruce, since we are on the topic of braces I was wondering if you could enlighten me (us) on your method of preparing the bracing to be glued to the top and back. I have been cutting some wood to be used as back bracing and the question came to me.
Do you pre-radius the top and back braces to the same radius you want the top or back to be? I do not recall if you ever mentioned how you do it. I have been thinking of the stresses built into the guitar and how they effect the stiffness along with the movement with changes in humidity. Not as sexy a question as the scalloping and carving of braces (which you generously detail in your photos) but one that seems to not be brought up often.
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Fred
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