Anders Eliasson -> RE: Bracing and bridge combination (Jan. 5 2009 23:54:43)
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Armando, I cant tell you how it affects sound. Its to theoretical. But I can say that I made some flamencos with a 5 bracing pattern, rather long closing struts and a sloped lower harmonic bar. (It was NOT the 51 Barbero but a more standard approach) they had the 1 and 5 outside the bridge. The braces were a little heavyer than on a 7 piece fan. Also, a very thin bridge strip going across the soundboard from edge to edge (like some Barberos and Reyes) This I find to be important in order to control the doming. I have seen Granada guitars with 5 fans, 1 and 5 outside bridge, no bridge reinforement, with problems where the top lifted to much in the middle and sank between the bridge and the edges It has been some 3 years since I made the last with this pattern, but I will go back and make more. Right now I´m finetuning another pattern.
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