HemeolaMan -> A new visit to bruné (Aug. 19 2008 17:57:24)
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I visited R.E Bruné again today and we had a good long chat about some of the finer points of guitar making and some of his firmly held beliefs. it was refreshing and interesting, and I will share some of the topics with you! He stressed the importance of a well made bridge. He told me that many makers ignore it, and visually if you look at the physics of the guitar, it only makes sense to invest time in the bridge. As the natural fulcrum point, it is the strings access to the top, so no matter what the bracing structure or top wood or plantilla, it is the bridge that has most to do with the sound of the maker. I also learned that even though lutes look like they´d have kerfing inside, they actually do not. the really only have about 1 mm to .75 mm of gluing surface in contact with the top all the way around!!! I asked him if the same principle could be applied to guitar and he said that it could indeed, and that most guitars were braced and kerfed to heavily. It was clear that in his studies and many builds he has found that a minimal amount of structural intervention is necessary. he does however strictly believe in the ricght kerf width for saw blades so that the sides join the neck perfectly, and INCREDIBLY SHARP TOOLS!!!!. we discussed sharpening stones and he mentioned going up to 30,000 grit!!! they are mirror polished! I was also impressed by the 51´barbero, the very same one in the plans from GAL, which was a fun guitar! Another interesting one was a 1860´s torres, which was an astonishingly nice instrument, and incredibly light and thin (1.5 mm on the top!!!) I didnt have the heart to play it very much, but richard demo'd it for me, wonderful sound Also, a 1970's reyes. Lemme tell ya, the buzz about reyes is true! fantastic fantastic fantastic, just a sublime instrumet!
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