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A big pile of X braces from a Steinway piano. My X brace is in there somewhere.

I guess when you don't have much of an update, a picture of brace stock is about the best you can hope for.

Hey, I like it Juston.

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A big pile of X braces from a Steinway piano. My X brace is in there somewhere.

I guess when you don't have much of an update, a picture of brace stock is about the best you can hope for.

We've got XXXX beer in Australia but that looks like about 40 X
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Sides are bent and blocks are in. It's not much to look at, but it makes me happy anyway!

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Juston, good on ya for getting a maple Circa. It's refreshing to hear the warmth of feeling being expressed for this fine tone wood. Smart money says you will love this guitar!
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Juston, good on ya for getting a maple Circa. It's refreshing to hear the warmth of feeling being expressed for this fine tone wood. Smart money says you will love this guitar!
You know, I bought into the whole internet stereotype that was biased against maple as "harsh, bright, and brittle." That was before I had played many examples of maple. Most luthier built maple guitars that I've played don't really exhibit those characteristics. Maple is right up there with mahogany and rosewood as a "landmark" tonewood. I've played a number of examples of holy grail-level guitars made from maple.

In this case, I have the good fortune to have played a maple 000-12 by John that was essentially exactly what I wanted. So it was as simple as telling John to build me a facsimile.

Here's the rosette, by the way.

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Love it, beautiful rosette. Maple doesn’t suck either.
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Love it, beautiful rosette. Maple doesn’t suck either.
How are you liking that OM? I bet that thing doesn’t suck either!
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Great to see the progression! The grain on the top looks superb~
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How are you liking that OM? I bet that thing doesn’t suck either!
I can’t put the guitar down. It open up more after about a month and is really become very responsive. I still can’t get over how flawlessly built the guitar is too. I posted a you tube video in my thread last week to check out.
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You know, I bought into the whole internet stereotype that was biased against maple as "harsh, bright, and brittle." That was before I had played many examples of maple. Most luthier built maple guitars that I've played don't really exhibit those characteristics. Maple is right up there with mahogany and rosewood as a "landmark" tonewood. I've played a number of examples of holy grail-level guitars made from maple.
I had the good fortune of playing a lovely Circa 00-12 cutaway at TAMCO a few years back. It was one of the standouts in the shop at the time. It certainly changed my impression of what maple can sound like in the hands of a talented luthier. I also got to play (very briefly, as I was too afraid of doing something stupid and damaging it) Michael Watts' birdseye maple Kostal MDW at the Holy Grail show in Berlin this year. Zero harshness, spikiness, brittleness, nothing but deep, warm, clear tones coming out of that amazing piece of luthiery! Not to mention how visually stunning the whole package was...

Good luck on your build, Juston. Hope I get the chance to check it out someday
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Yes maple is one of the great guitar tonewoods. Like other tonewoods, it is also a diverse with varying density, stiffness and tap based on the species and individual set. In luthier built instruments, that take advantage of its attributes; I enjoy its fast attack and more fundamental timbre due to how it tends to interact with the top. I have played two or three of John's maple guitars over the years. I know that you'll be delighted by this instrument...
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You know, I bought into the whole internet stereotype that was biased against maple as "harsh, bright, and brittle." That was before I had played many examples of maple. Most luthier built maple guitars that I've played don't really exhibit those characteristics.
Quite. If anything, my own experience has been that maple guitars are the complete opposite of the commonly held mantra; I've played many that were very mellow with rolled-off trebles.

Go figure.

The internet is no substitute for personal experience.

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Quite. If anything, my own experience has been that maple guitars are the complete opposite of the commonly held mantra; I've played many that were very mellow with rolled-off trebles.

Go figure.

The internet is no substitute for personal experience.

Cheers,
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There was a thread recently about how wood color might influence people’s perception of tone. I wonder if there isn’t some truth to that. Afterall, the internet has us experience guitars more visually than sonically. This wood is quite bright in experience.
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I love the flame on those sides! It's absolutely breathtaking. Great maple in the hands of a world class luthier like John is heaven on earth.
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