I've braced the soundboard for Tom Roca's Cedar/Indian Rosewood Concert Nylon. I really enjoy the process of fabrcating the lattice bracing...dimensioning the struts, notching the lap joints, fitting the lattice togheter, laying it out on the top, gluing it down with the vacuum gasket, sanding the lattice to a graduated height profile, and finally, gluing the maple veneer strips over the struts with the upward-facing lap joints. Tom has chosen to use cocobolo for all the binging, bridge, rosette, fingerboard and headplates, and I really like the look. Nice idea, Tom! :)
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Tom's Concert Nylon Soundboard Bracing Complete
I've braced the soundboard for Tom Roca's Cedar/Indian Rosewood Concert Nylon. I really enjoy the process of fabrcating the lattice bracing...dimensioning the struts, notching the lap joints, fitting the lattice togheter, laying it out on the top, gluing it down with the vacuum gasket, sanding the lattice to a graduated height profile, and finally, gluing the maple veneer strips over the struts with the upward-facing lap joints. Tom has chosen to use cocobolo for all the binging, bridge, rosette, fingerboard and headplates, and I really like the look. Nice idea, Tom! :)
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