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by truckjohn
Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:46 am
Forum: The Backyard Builds
Topic: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe
Replies: 10
Views: 9805

Re: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe

Here's the guitar being played at our regional Teen Talent competition. The new owner Jacob came in first in his age bracket for instrumental. He is one talented kid.

by truckjohn
Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:21 am
Forum: The Backyard Builds
Topic: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe
Replies: 10
Views: 9805

Re: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe

Yes - it looks larger because the body is so small. The whole body is only 17 1/2" long... It's a 3 1/2" sound hole... This is the original junk guitar's body laid inside a J-45 body.. https://s17.postimg.org/gegjxmr1r/image.jpg Heres a size reference of this body size next to a J-45 body....
by truckjohn
Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:19 am
Forum: Sustaire Guitars
Topic: Thermally treated GC Build
Replies: 62
Views: 86836

Re: Thermally treated GC Build

That's looking very nice.

It's funny how so few people have ever seen ladder bracing anymore that it's like a new paradigm.. ;)
by truckjohn
Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:12 pm
Forum: The Backyard Builds
Topic: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe
Replies: 10
Views: 9805

Re: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe

Thanks for the kind words guys. If you like building little parlor guitars - you need to try out ladder bracing... I am getting to the point that for a small body guitar - I think I like ladder bracing better than X bracing. I can build the structure very lightly this way. The top on this one was on...
by truckjohn
Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:02 pm
Forum: The Backyard Builds
Topic: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe
Replies: 10
Views: 9805

Re: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe

Somehow - I managed not to take a good picture of the finished top bracing. Here are some in progress shots. You get the idea.

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by truckjohn
Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:55 pm
Forum: The Backyard Builds
Topic: A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe
Replies: 10
Views: 9805

A ladder braced 3/4 size for Joe

Hey Joe... This one is for you... 3/4 size Ladder braced guitar based on a Stella 3/4 size. Floating bridge with tailpiece. 24" scale, 13 frets to the body, 1 11/16" nut, 2 1/8" string spacing at the bridge Lutz spruce from Mario Hormigo back and sides Cherry neck IRW fretboard Leopar...
by truckjohn
Fri Jun 17, 2016 8:24 pm
Forum: Sustaire Guitars
Topic: Ladder Braced Birch
Replies: 28
Views: 21972

Re: Ladder Braced Birch

Sounds like it came out great. In a way, it's a shame that ladder braced and especially tailpiece guitars have completely dissppeared from the market. I think these are really fun because you can do things outside the box of what you can easily do with an X braced, fixed bridge guitar. Especially so...
by truckjohn
Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:42 pm
Forum: Sustaire Guitars
Topic: Ladder Braced Birch
Replies: 28
Views: 21972

Re: Ladder Braced Birch

I bet this is going to be a heck of a guitar. I think birch ladder braced guitars got a really bad rap because of the millions of cheap unplayable birch boxes dumped into the US market from the 40's through the 70's. They kinda had the same sort of reputation as Asian plywood guitars today. But when...