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Phil Playing guitar badly since 1964. Some Taylor guitars. Three Kala ukuleles (one on tour with the Box Tops). A 1937 A-style mandolin. |
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I have used red spruce bracing since the early-1990's, and I can't tell much difference between it and Sitka. On average, red spruce is the same density as Sitka, and only slightly stiffer.
I do like carving red spruce, and I have a much bigger pile to select from than the other bracing woods. Quote:
If you are restricted to using spruce, that is best accomplished not with Sitka or red, but with Euro spruce or Engelmann. As far as using hide glue instead of Titebond, I notice the most impact when using it to glue the bridge on. The bracing.....not so much. Hide glue gives a crisper sound that is most noticeable immediately after the glue sets. Titebond can take weeks to have the sound return to where it was before. Quote:
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Take this with a grain of salt, but the explination I was given was the hot hide glue sets harder and is better and transferring vibrations that regular glue.
I don't know how much truth is in that, it's just what i've been told. |
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If I had to choose between those, I'd much rather pay extra for hot hide glue. I firmly believe it makes a positive difference in tone. I hear a quicker, more snappy response in otherwise similar guitars. I don't believe red spruce braces are that superior to Sitka for the reasons John has described.
Like anything else, no one thing will make or break a guitar, but I do like hide glue. It was never my goal, but as I look around at the guitars I've owned, sold, and kept, I see more hide glue guitars making my personal cut. For whatever reason, this can be a divisive topic, so I will not debate or defend my stance. It's simply what I've observed and what I prefer. |
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...you can find lots of discussion on this topic with very little or no consensus...as far as Santa Cruz's go...I"ve had 5 and the one that I have now which is constructed with hhg and adi braces is the most responsive and resonant of the ones I've owned...
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adirondack braces, hot hide glue, santa cruz |
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