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Originally Posted by verbs4us
WHave you A:B'd it with an equivalent sized (and strung) git with X-bracing? I'm curious how you would desribe the difference in tonal qualities.
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Funny you should ask.
That's a Larrivee Parlor on the left, X-braced. And a similar sized parlor (similar scale lengths, too) about 100 years older on the right -- ladder braced.
No strings on the ladder-braced right now because I need to reinforce the bridge plate (similar to what How did with that little rosewood plate). The glue is drying now, so I may be able to tell you in the next day or so.
FWIW, the 100-year-old parlor has a much lower-frequency tap tone. I'll have to string it with low-tension strings since the bracing is so light and it has no neck reinforcement, so it's pretty much guaranteed to sound nothing like the Larrivee. I'm curious myself.