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Has the bracing design changed significantly over the years?
AKA
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12-23-2021 01:06 AM
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Yes.
General overview:
1923 - @1935 - modified parallel bracing on 16" models
@1935 - @1938 - x-bracing on 17" Advanced models
@1938 - current - for guitars with no pickups, modified parallel bracing
@1938 - current - for guitars with no pickups - occasional X-bracing for short runs and custom orders
@1948 - current - for guitars with set-in pickups - straight parallel bracing. At some point, additional small satellite braces were added.
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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Thanks to all for your responses.
I’d assumed that X bracing was standard in L5’s, but I gather that with the exceptions noted, it was the opposite.
AKA
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I am looking forward to a sweet early forties L-50, that I am going to purchase in february, hopefully.
it has 16" and a carved spruce top as well as a solid carved maple back.
parallel bracing, it is said to sound like a 30's L-5
now make my dreams come true.
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Originally Posted by Filmosound 621
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Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
I know there were both types of bracing from the factory in the 30s and two bridge heights but I've never heard of specially ordered bracing.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Interesting, is it just shown in the ledgers, or can you point me to the source.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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I've seen a few parallel braced as late as '37- '38 before the permanent shift back in mid '39 but didn't know it was documented. I'd like to see the ledger notation someday, I've looked them over in the past and never saw anything mentioned about any guitars w special ordered bracing unless just listed as special w no specific reference as to why.
Sounds like an interesting thing to look into.
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