Can I use cedar braces on spruce top for a flamenco guitar? (Full Version)

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Ahmed Flamenco -> Can I use cedar braces on spruce top for a flamenco guitar? (Aug. 9 2014 19:13:47)

I was asking somebody and he told me I can find spruce top and cedar braces but spruce braces is very hard to find in my country (Egypt).



constructordeguitarras -> RE: Can I use cedar braces on spruce top for a flamenco guitar? (Aug. 9 2014 19:50:56)

Yes. But they may need to be about 20% wider and thicker than if they were spruce to achieve a comparable result. I say this because I find that I need to make cedar soundboards that much thicker. The cedar I am referring to is Western red cedar.

On the other hand, you could make the fan braces from cutoffs from your top.



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: Can I use cedar braces on spruce top for a flamenco guitar? (Aug. 9 2014 20:02:43)

I think the top will not be thick enought to get the braces from its cuttoffs



jshelton5040 -> RE: Can I use cedar braces on spruce top for a flamenco guitar? (Aug. 9 2014 22:42:29)

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ORIGINAL: Ahmed Flamenco

I was asking somebody and he told me I can find spruce top and cedar braces but spruce braces is very hard to find in my country (Egypt).

I've been using Western Red Cedar exclusively for fan bracing for about 45 years.



Echi -> RE: Can I use cedar braces on spruce top for a flamenco guitar? (Aug. 10 2014 7:14:02)

I have a very nice 1976 José Lopez Bellido and the harmonic bars and fan bracing are definitely not made of conventional spruce.
It looks like they have been made either in cedar or in a reddish douglass spruce or redwood.



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