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Boy that bound fingerboard looks great Z. With all the jigs you've made, you really got this down! Very impressive, I'm still kinda feeling my way thru each step, and hoping I don't miss any!

Joe

Hey Ed, it's the JLD Bridge Doctor, Stewart-MacDonald carries them, you can check out their catalog on line. It's a pretty cool device that attaches under the bridge plate and transfers the torque on the bridge to the tailblock. It will level out the soundboard if you have a bellying problem from to...

And here I thought you weren't going to embarrass me in public, you were going to send me a PM.

Joe

Thanks Dennis, scale on this is 26 1/2", tuned down to C,

Michael, I'm all ears.

Joe

Thanks Waddy, sure enuff something addictive about building guitars! And have you noticed, each guitar has new songs and riffs to teach you?

Joe

Hey Chris, thanks for the good words. And yes the twins are special, each with their own personality, next time you get to Oklahoma drop by and give these two a workout! Ron, that's such a shame the mean guy with the old cracked Martin wouldn't let you take it off his hands! You try and help people ...

Hey Ron, no need to delete, that's a good idea. It needs the stiffness around the bridge area because their is so little bracing, but going thin out at the edges might just be fine. That top of yours is amazing, 0.59", it's just barely there. And this guitar is great sounding, so alive. Bare fi...

I just got an email from Todd Cambio of Fraulini guitars, he builds a lot of the old style ladder braced 6s and long scale 12s, so I consulted him about the problem I'm having with the top deforming. Sent him pics so he could see my bracing pattern, and he said that with this bracing pattern, you ha...