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Originally Posted by Howard Klepper
Curly koa for braces?
Where did that come from? I thought the Larsons used rosewood.
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Well, you are correct Howard. I guess a few things lead me to use the Koa center strip. I looked at cutting off some rosewood strips from the side set but chickened out because since I have never bent sides I didn't know how much excess I might need in case I screw it up. Secondly, the more research I do about the Larson Bros designs the more I learn that they were all over the map with design variations. The Koa strip is thicker than the rosewood called for in the plans so in my brain I'm pretending they are roughly equivalent. The braces seem wonderfully lightweight and very stiff, which I think is the goal. I know they also said the vibration transfer had something to do with it. I'm counting on luck Howard. Luck!