O'Brien Guitars - Luthier Tips du Jour- Top Bracing

[sirgreggins8824]

anyone know of a good place to buy quartersawn lumber to make bracing from?

[OBrienGuitars]

@sirgreggins8824 lmii dot com

[t0umart0u]

Hey there, have you ever gotten around making a voicing video?

Thanks for all the information!

[OBrienGuitars]

@t0umart0u I have not but kent Everett has a voicing dvd and it is very good. It is available at apprentice publishing

[t0umart0u]

@OBrienGuitars Thanks for the info. i ordered John Mayes Voicing dvd, heard a lot of good about it!

[themurkar]

I'm curious about one thing that I've been trying to research (but for which I've found few results in my search) - how is the top radiused? Is the radius created by gluing the braces with the radius on them to the board, or some other way?

[OBrienGuitars]

@themurkar The braces are radiused in the dish, they are then glued to the soundboard or back in the dish as well.

[themurkar]

@OBrienGuitars Ok - thanks very much for the reply! It is much appreciated.

[Tupperwears]

Thank you for sharing this.. really helped me through bracing my first steel string top! I like the theory behind the X-shape bracings... Im gonna apply that, and a mix of Cumpiano's layout as well.

[gallopinghost74]

Robert, thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with all of us. You're a really fantastic instructor and the amazing detail you present in these videos have filled in so many of the gaps missing in the few luthier books available.

[PeterYelda]

Very nice series.

[Papachulo57]

Perfect! I like how you shape and leave the X-brace extra thick and then cut it in two pieces before glueing it to the top. This way both braces are identical. Great idea.