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Thanks Nick, a big part of the pleasure for me, is the wonderful sculptural objects, guitars are in their various parts and insides, and wow, they make music too! Kinda fills the whole artistic package for me. Given my recent experience with under-bracing a ladder brace guitar, I over-braced this on...

Thanks for the comments Garry and Hugh! Now Hugh, you're zeroing in on part of my confusion with the neck angle/body joint. I have seen people using the right angle block to keep the neck block square when building on a board, but if you have shaped you top and bracing on a radius dish you're top to...

Thanks for your comments JJ, I do appreciate your feedback. http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n377/sustaireblues/IMG_1052.jpg I think a shapely guitar rim is truly a beautiful sculptural shape! http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n377/sustaireblues/IMG_1053.jpg Now I meant to drop the end block belo...

Thanks for the comments guys! And thank you Hesh for reminding me to sign the top. Those small details are easy to forget. And Nick, you see I've already spent a lot of time "fretting" this one and haven't even closed the box or started the neck! :lol: So, I believe I've done about all I c...

Hey guys, I want to thank everyone for their review of my bracing. The general consensus is that I overbraced. Besides the ones that posted, I also had a pm review by Nehemiah Covey, and he agreed, and offered some suggestions also. So, looking and tapping and flexing, I feel you're right. :D I also...

Why thank you Dennis!!! I needed that.

I must say, I can tell by your last post, you're a highly intelligent human being, and a sterling judge of character!!!


Joe

Thanks for taking the time to review and critique guys, I do appreciate it. Having just had an under-bracing experience I probably am veering now toward over-bracing. Time will tell, at least this way I can always go in thru the sound-hole and shave it down later. Easier than adding bracing thru the...

Yeah Garry, I'm sure speedy, finally I'm getting back on this. :D :lol: Time does get away! Here's a photo of the new bracing scheme. http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n377/sustaireblues/IMG_1021.jpg A variation on the ladder bracing that I just did on the Ditson. You may recall I had some top dipp...