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Hi Grant, I too have always been intriqued by your top bracing pattern. In GAL No. 95 there was a very interesting article about top bracing by French builder Alain Bieber (no relation to Justin, as far as I know). He has done a lot of experimenting with ring bracing. As far as I gathered he is most...

Hi Grant, Nice to see this unusual wood in the works. I remember your massive quarter log you got a few years ago and I see that some sets are up fro sale. I must say that the limited experience that I have with snake wood has been surprisingly good. Apart from the hairline cracks that are common in...

Hey grant,

Nice tutorial!

All things being equal (when does that ever occur in lutherie), compared to a ladder braced back, do you have a sense of what this lattice will do to the sound?

Erik

Hey kb1fvx,

I haven't build with a form like that, but all things considered I can't think it would pose a problem.

By the way, what is your name?

Erik

Edit: Ah, I see it is Mike.

Hey Todd,

Nice looking twins. Smoking rosettes! How did you do the little crossing on the sides of the rosettes?

Erik

Hey Grant, I just visited a builder a few weeks ago who had made half a dozen of Maccaferri guitars, mostly the petit bouche. He mentioned that he felt they were quite heavily built with massive soundboard bracing. I think he ended up making he later builds a bit lighter than the originals. He also ...

Hey Grant,

I'm looking forward to following this. I really like the look of the Selmer/Maccaferri guitars, the Petit Bouche in particularly. Where did you get your plan from? I only know of the Francois Charle plans and they seem very detailed and informative. Is that the one you've got?

Erik

Zdenko,

Nice!!! I really like you binding work and the double lined purflings. Like Dennis said; How does it sound?

Erik