Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

I see in the new Romanillos book that he leaves a 1 mm gap between the end of a back brace and the side. I guess, after building 800 guitars, he has found that humidity/temperature changes can cause problems if the brace is butted up against the side.

I build most of classicals with cedar tops but always with spruce bracing. I'm not sure why that works better but they seem more focused and precise that way.