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Old 09-21-2017, 02:39 PM
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The PMTE brace stands for Prolux Magic Tone Enhancer brace. Named after Luthier Mario Prolux. The term was coined on another luthier forum probably 10 or 15 years ago... And now - nobody remembers the term except maybe me and Charles...

It's a brace that runs straight across the back of the bridge plate - triangulating the bridge plate in the X brace. It's used to stiffen up a top that is a bit too loose...

As such - it tends to be a good solution where you don't want to add much weight.. Cost is all basically labor of fitting it.
I've been using them for close to 15 years, Mario usually used rosewood.
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Old 09-21-2017, 05:19 PM
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Ha, though I knew Mario extolled these braces and we use them in our guitars, we saw them used by Don Musser well before seeing them from Mr. Proulx. In our shop, it's known as the Don Musser Brace.
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