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| Author: | ayavner [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Back brace material - spruce or mahogany? |
Hi all, Building the LMI OM kit, and I am at the point of getting ready to cut the braces for the back. It came with a mahogany billet and 2 spruce billets - the 2 spruce billets look like more than enough for the whole thing, top and back. Also, the plans call for spruce braces on both top and back. Is this a preference thing? Or is the mahogany billet for some other purpose? please weigh in! adam |
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| Author: | matthewrust [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Back brace material - spruce or mahogany? |
I remember that they had mahogany as the back brace material on the Kit Wizard when I bought mine and I switched it to spruce. They also had spruce kerfing and I switched it to mahogany... I think it does boil down to preference, and I haven't seen any traditional steel strings with mahogany back braces. |
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| Author: | jmpbuffalo [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Back brace material - spruce or mahogany? |
I think the mahogany billet is to make the neck, (unless you also ordered a pre-made neck?) Joe |
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| Author: | ayavner [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Back brace material - spruce or mahogany? |
Oh, yeah, its a brace billet, its labelled as such and a bit too small for a neck blank. I looked in my Martin OM and its spruce, so guess I'll go wtih that until I have a reason to change it in future builds. Thanks! |
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| Author: | truckjohn [ Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Back brace material - spruce or mahogany? |
If you don't use it for back braces, several guys I know use it for the UTB -- reasoning that it is heavier and stiffer than spruce in an area that needs the extra structure. Mahogany is a traditional bracing material... Maybe not for Martins, but many old guitars have Mahogany top bracing as well as back bracing. Either way, it will work out fine. Good luck John |
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| Author: | george wilson [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Back brace material - spruce or mahogany? |
Gibson guitars had mahogany back braces.Martin uses spruce. I've made them either way. |
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| Author: | Ed Haney [ Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Back brace material - spruce or mahogany? |
I have a 1953 Gibson SJ and a 1956 Gibson J-50 and they both have spruce back braces. I've owned 2003, 2004 and 2008 Gibson J-45, J-50, and AJ and they all had spruce back braces. It is likely with all the mis-mash of woods that Gibson has used over the years, especially the 40's during war-time shortages, that Gibson has used some mahogany braces. But I suspect that it is rare and that the vast vast majority of Gibson back braces have been spruce. Ed |
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