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Fred Tellier

Post subject: Port Orford Cedar top, what have you used for bracing.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:57 am

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I am getting ready to brace a Port Orford top and was wondering what others have used for bracing. I have some Port Orford bracing material but am leaning towards using spruce. What would you do?

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Corky Long

Post subject: Re: Port Orford Cedar top, what have you used for bracing.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:45 am

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I think I'd use the PO Cedar for bracing as well, but I'd probably do some deflection testing on it - relative to the spruce I had, to compare density and deflection for identically sized pieces. Using spruce certainly is the low risk option.

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Neil Gardiner

Post subject: Re: Port Orford Cedar top, what have you used for bracing.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:40 pm

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I've used PO Cedar once. I used Spruce bracing. Excellent tonewood by the way.

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Ti-Roux

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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:30 pm

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I would use PO for the bracing too

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parrotheadmj

Post subject: Re: Port Orford Cedar top, what have you used for bracing.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:26 pm

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Adirondack is what I've used. The guitar is about ready for finishing now. Looks like it will be a very boomy one.

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Ken C

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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:19 pm

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Fred, Just finished an L-OO with a POC top and used red spruce. Think it is going to be a fine sounding guitar. First time using POC, so experience is very ltd.

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