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Hey Tom T, Sure nice to meet you and get your comments, thanks for watching. Interesting that we were both influenced by Hesh's bracing posts. Now with the ladder bracing, yeah, looks kind of skimpy. You ought to see them without any of the soundhole bracing I've added. :D Do they deform? Most all I...

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the comments!
Nice to be here isn't it, where the emphasis is on the sharing of common ground, and support of our extended family!
Hey Brian, check on ebay, I've seen them there cheap.

Thanks,
Joe

Hello, As some of you know I'm making a comparison build of two Ditson guitars. These were first built by Martin in 1916 for the Ditson company and my build is based on drawings supplied by Dean, of the grand concert model. This is a small body guitar, and the shape was the forerunner of the dreadna...