Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Ah thanks for clearing that up, I had read those sections but I didn't remember the Monopole mobility = 1/SQRT(k*m) equation. I had in my head that an in increase stiffness was one of the goals, as decreasing mass is. I might save experiments with bracing for future builds, that way at least I have ...

I wasn't thinking this would magically negate king billy's lack of stiffness, I was just trying to think of new ways of adding a bit more stiffness. I have no idea what would happen to monopole mobility if you substitute stiffness provided by the top plate with stiffness from the braces. Sorry if th...

Some what coincidentally I just got around to reading the section of the design book on frequency response. If curving the tertiary braces would reduce the cross dipole I assume this would reduce some of the guitar's mid frequencies and this would be undesirable for a finger style guitar. Would I be...

Hi, my first post so hello anzlf... I am wanting to make a guitar using all Australian woods and I'm looking at using King Billy Pine for the top with falcate bracing. I know this is not an ideal wood for the top as it is too soft and would need to be thicker and therefore heavier to get the target ...