Gluing The Back Center Strip Source: Guitar Building Articles/The Guitar Back The Back Center Reinforcement Strip There are several schools of thought about in what order you glue the back braces and the back reinforcement strip. Tools & Materials Required: Fine Toothed Dovetail Saw X Acto Saw Go Board Tool 2-Part Instrument Epoxy Glue Titebond [...]

Guitar Back with Bracing Source: Guitar Building Articles/The Guitar Back Tools and Materials Required: Go Board Gluing Tool Titebond II or III for Domestic Hardwood 2-Part Epoxy for Exotic Hardwoods 1/2″ Chisel for Glue Cleanup Acetone for Epoxy Cleanup Rubber Gloves for Acetone Respirator for Acetone Cotton Cloth The biggest trick in bracing the Back [...]

Dreadnought Guitar Diagram Source: Guitar Plans While the classical guitar has a lot more variety in bracing patterns than does the acoustic guitar, there are a few notable bracing patterns that have become a standard in the acoustic guitar making industry. In the 1930′s C.F. Martin rose to the top as the leader in steel [...]

Scalloped Bracing Does it really improve you tone? If you have been around the acoustic guitar community for very long you have no doubt heard of scalloped bracing. Brace scalloping is usually a topic of lively discussion between luthiers. Some swear by it and some swear at it. Personally I fee that it lends itself [...]