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Greetings,
Anyone have any thoughts on bracing with a wood different from the top? i.e. a Lutz top and Sitka braces or Red Spruce and Sitka etc.
Terry

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It's not what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.

I routinely brace with Adirondack, regardless of the top material. The combination of Lutz and Adirondack (bracing) seems to work particularly well.
-C

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Freeborn Guitars
and home of BeauGuard©

I can't see any reason why the braces should need to be of the same species as the top.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

Same here...I've always used stiff Adi braces with all Spruce species as well as Redwood.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

A well known Canadian builder, told me he braces with Engleman on all his tops and his guitars sound fantastic. I used this with a sitka top on the Small jumbo I had at Ann Arbor and love the sound, very responsive and loud.

Fred Tellier

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Fred Tellier
http://www.fetellierguitars.com
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/FE-Tellier-Guitars/163451547003866

Thanks guys.
TJK

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It's not what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.