Members zenbu Posted October 11, 2006 Members Posted October 11, 2006 think`d they`d do this on a low end guitar? http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/funky_yo500-img450x600-1159856943ds.jpg
Members spiritofsparta Posted October 11, 2006 Members Posted October 11, 2006 Originally posted by zenbu think`d they`d do this on a low end guitar?http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/shot-glass/funky_yo500-img450x600-1159856943ds.jpg Those are some nice hand carved back braces but I doubt they do anything for your sound. Acoustic guitar bling bling
Members bjorn-fjord Posted October 11, 2006 Members Posted October 11, 2006 Originally posted by spiritofsparta Those are some nice hand carved back braces but I doubt they do anything for your sound. Acoustic guitar bling bling Looks to me like it isn't just the back braces that are carved. The upper brace in the photo is a soundboard brace. I guess it would have a similar effect to scalloping.
Members Whalebot Posted October 11, 2006 Members Posted October 11, 2006 YES. My 1960 something classical has the exact same bracing. I'll post a pic when I get it.
Members zenbu Posted October 12, 2006 Author Members Posted October 12, 2006 of course it doesn`t affect the tone of the guitar, this was understood, but bling bling? What precisely does that mean when referring to braces on an acoustic?The seller of the guitar does not know exactly how old the guitar is, but 60s could be about right, and it looks to be in remarkable condition from the pics. Guess I could get my wife to ask if it has a solid top or not. It`s on ther Japanese web. it`s a Suzuki classical, a name that is not unknown.
Members guitarist21 Posted October 12, 2006 Members Posted October 12, 2006 What possible purpose could that serve? That's crazy!
Members zenbu Posted October 12, 2006 Author Members Posted October 12, 2006 with all due respect to the members of the site...first it was bling bling, now...it`s crazy. Wow, never thought there were so many players here who are such traditionalists. Does it have to serve a purpose or is it just possible the builder wanted to do something different than the standard scalloped bracing? Maybe he /she was trying out some new tools or something, maybe they just got tired of doing the same ole routine bracing. `course they laughed at Van Gough and called him names too because he dared to be different. Maybe because of my training as a studio artist I see the symmetry and artistic value of doing what that person did, dunno. Too much time on their hands, maybe they were getting paid by the hour? Maybe... just maybe, that builder wanted to think outside the box. Now, I don`t own the guitar nor am I thinking of buying it but I`m a bit surprised at the negative almost narrow minded view of the work in the picture. Perhaps Norm Abrams would appreciate it as art.
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 12, 2006 Members Posted October 12, 2006 When I was in jr. high, I knew a girl w/ a Suzuki classical w/ those kind of braces...I recall that they were supposed to work similar to scalloped braces on a steel-string...don't know how well they actually worked, but the guitar sounded pretty nice for having a relatively modest price.
Members zenbu Posted October 12, 2006 Author Members Posted October 12, 2006 we`ve sent a mail to ask if the guitar is solid or plywood.
Members guitarcapo Posted October 12, 2006 Members Posted October 12, 2006 My guess is that it's some sort of decorative trim used in a furniture or home construction industry that a guitar company bought up cheap and used on their guitars. (A wood product designed for a different purpose than lutherie) I could be wrong but I an't think of any reason that putting that kind of effort into bracing would be worth the effort on a cheap import guitar.
Members Freeman Keller Posted October 12, 2006 Members Posted October 12, 2006 It is interesting that in the HC reviews of Suzuki classical guitars (4 reviews) no one mentions anything weird with the bracing. Also, the little bit I know about classicals is that the T5 brace is rarely (never?) scalloped, and the only scalloping of the back braces is where the ends meet the rim. fwiw, here is the top and back bracing on a "normal" classical And, yes, the B1 did slip slightly during glue-up
Members zenbu Posted October 13, 2006 Author Members Posted October 13, 2006 Originally posted by guitarcapo My guess is that it's some sort of decorative trim used in a furniture or home construction industry that a guitar company bought up cheap and used on their guitars. (A wood product designed for a different purpose than lutherie)I could be wrong but I an't think of any reason that putting that kind of effort into bracing would be worth the effort on a cheap import guitar. good point and it`s entirely possible. Also... in Japan, they ain`t imports though. Seller says the top looks solid but doesn`t know about the back and sides. I`ve seen a lot of Suzukis on the web over here and have to to see an all solid model. Anyways, I`m happy with the Yamaha Dynamics, at least I know they`re all solid wood.
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