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08-03-2013, 10:07 PM
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my first real build
This is guitar number two but really my first real build..it is east indian rose wood with a western red cedar top..
 I like laminated x brace for a number of reasons and I guess that comes from my construction experience. I like solid kerf because I believe in a solid rim to the drum with strings.. 
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#4
08-04-2013, 10:59 AM
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Hey Ian, Congrats on the build! What made you choose a laminated X brace?
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#5
08-04-2013, 08:28 PM
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The two woods for x brace is sitka spruce and black walnut. Using ply beams in construction gives a stonger beam and in buildings a smaller ply beam can be used instead of a big solid wood one. I think it takes the guess work away from the strength of a solid piece of wood. See so many tops on guitars pushed down.
Solid kerf is black walnut and altho it takes time to bend it ...adds a bit of weight I guess but not too concerned with a few grams... looks better to me also   A video of Don Ross playing it at a small show in Elmira ontario. Don played a couple of tunes on each builders guitar which was a thrill for this part time maker.. http:// https://www.youtube.com/watc...e_gdata_player Last edited by Ian John; 08-04-2013 at 08:39 PM.
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#7
08-04-2013, 08:56 PM
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Cool headstock. Makes me think of the Union Jack for some reason.
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#8
08-04-2013, 10:12 PM
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Very nice looking and I like the idea of the f hole for the sound port.
Any sound clips?
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