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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

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?

Yes, it is possible, but you are better served by using spruce, especially as you are a beginner...

Spruce beats Cedar in strength to weight ratio. Hard to get better then Spruce.
Tom

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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

Thanks I think I'll have to give that a go..