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Author:  superspeedo [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
Hi all, this is the first guitar i have built and i have bent the sides, thickness the soundboard witch is cedar.. I was just wondering if I could use cedar for the bracing?? Any help would be more then grateful :D
Author:  Alan Carruth [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
Cedar tends to split more readily than spruce, and this makes it not such a good choice for bracing. I use spruce on all of my tops.
Author:  superspeedo [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
Alan Carruth wrote:
Cedar tends to split more readily than spruce, and this makes it not such a good choice for bracing. I use spruce on all of my tops.

Thanks, would it be possible to to use the cedar do you thick?
Author:  meddlingfool [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
Yes, it is possible, but you are better served by using spruce, especially as you are a beginner...
Author:  Tom West [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
Spruce beats Cedar in strength to weight ratio. Hard to get better then Spruce.
Tom
Author:  superspeedo [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
I really like the sound of cedar it sound like a bell when i tap it. I have got a spruce top witch i was going to use on the next guitar im going to make, it just dont sound as good!
Author:  Mattia Valente [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
superspeedo wrote:
I really like the sound of cedar it sound like a bell when i tap it. I have got a spruce top witch i was going to use on the next guitar im going to make, it just dont sound as good!


Your braces need to be structurally sound. Use spruce. It sounds great, it's tougher, and has a proven track record.

And you may just need to get some better spruce. The euro and Lutz I have sounds lovely when tapped, and even nicer in a guitar ;)
Author:  superspeedo [ Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Acoustic guitar sound board still strings???
Thanks I think I'll have to give that a go..
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