X brace 12F versus 14F

[Lutherie Gervais]

X brace 12F versus 14F

What do you do when you have a plan of a 14 fret guitar and you have to make a 12F version.

drop the X the 2fret mesurments ?
Same soundhole opening and position ?

thanks

[DarwinStrings]

I don't know about others but I rarely look in the Tutorials, I just scan it once in a blue moon. Maybe ask in build Mr Gervais. I've never been in that situation, what are plans? I think Martin not the Martins here but that 180 year old mob in the USA make their upper bout longer and thinner and leave every thing else where it is.

Jim

[jeffhigh]

When CF Martin went from 12 fret to 14 fret they shortened the upper bout by about 1 fret and moved the bridge and bracing towards the neck by another frets worth
Reversal would be opposite

[Kim]

(Topic moved to build forum by admin)

When CF Martin went from 12 fret to 14 fret they shortened the upper bout by about 1 fret and moved the bridge and bracing towards the neck by another frets worth

This is the way I've dealt with it in the past, IMO the more realestate behind the bridge the better.

Cheers

Kim