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n85ae
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Top Too Thin
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Hi All - Minor dilema, Good Old Dad and his best friend got interested in guitar building. He's a retired (80 year old Scientist) and his best friend a retired Aerospace Machinist. One of the first guitars they built was this really beautiful, and "boomy" sounding Santos replica. They got everything perfect with regard to string height, fret spacing, etc, etc. Notes are all correct and really if you capo the guitar at say the 4th fret it sounds good. BUT open string it is terribly boomy, and muddy. He admits to thinning the top too much, and probably made it worse by taking too much off the braces ... So I would think under "normal" circumstances the best way to fix it would be just bite the bullet, do the major surgery and make a new top. Is there anything doable in the way of for example building up the braces, or anything like that? Or is this a lost cause to even try to pursue? I suspect it is a lost cause, but as is the guitar is a bit annoying to play because of these issues. Thanks, Jeff
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Date Feb. 5 2022 18:43:14
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RobF
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RE: Top Too Thin (in reply to Tom Blackshear)
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Tom, There’s a picture of the plan he used on page 17 of the build log. It’s a basic seven fan no closing bar pattern, not that dissimilar to what Reyes used, but without any bridge patch. From what I could see in the log, the guitar doesn’t look under built as far as the braces are concerned although only the builder can answer how the top was thicknessed. Honestly, before any surgery is done, either major or minor, can something be posted that sonically demonstrates the issue? I mean, different players have different likes and dislikes for what they want from an instrument and there is the possibility the player and guitar are just not a good fit. But regardless, it just seems to me the internet isn’t the right place to diagnose this and the kind of suggestions coming out could be very intrusive and there is a real danger of many of them also being what could be called over-the-top. n85ae, I’m going to weigh in and suggest leaving well enough alone. It’s a really pretty guitar and something to cherish, even if it doesn’t sound the way you would prefer. If your dad wants to join in on the Foro discussion then maybe something could be done. I mean, just based on the build log I could make some suggestions, but I won’t because frankly it would be disrespectful to the builder. I just don’t think this is the way to go about this. It’s too much. I think you’re right in fearing feelings could get hurt. Is it worth the risk?
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