Top Braced!
It took us a while, but the top's falcate bracing is all applied. we took our time because we wanted to be very careful with the voicing. Voicing this type of bracing is very different from X bracing. Shellac has been applied to seal the inside of top. The bridge plate is Brazilian rosewood. The braces are three pieces of Engelmann Spruce laminated together. We have found that, like the top, it is equally important to carefully evaluate the density and Young's modulus of the brace wood.
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