Location of 3rd back brace

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Dave D
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Location of 3rd back brace

Post by Dave D » Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:30 pm

Hi all,
I'm building the Gore & Gilet J45-style, and just want to check the location of the lower-bout horizontal brace. I'm going to be implementing the radial braces as well. Should the bottom brace be located at 340mm from the top of the guitar? This is the distance shown on the plan for the Falcate SS (Dwg. No. 6). I assume the dimensions for the top 2 braces (100mm and 200mm from the top of the neck block) are fine but it seems like the 3rd might need to be a little closer to the point where the the lower bout is at its widest. Just wanting to confirm before I get gluing :)

Thank you!
dave

Dave D
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Re: Location of 3rd back brace

Post by Dave D » Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:55 pm

Whoops, my bad. I overlooked the statement in the build book that the 3rd brace should be half-way between the 2nd brace and the tail.

Now I know!

cheers

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