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Victory Pete

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  1. The actual resulting radius in the top is less than the radius of the brace as the top tries to force it straight.
  2. Radius braces glued to a flat top creates tension in the glue joint when the clamps are removed. They are fighting each other.
  3. Thanks for the response. I feel that the tension put into the top from a flat gluing surface gives this guitar I just finished remarkable volume, It seems to blow away my 1998 HD-28.
  4. I appreciate your many posts but I am losing interest in this Forum.
  5. I have just noticed some "internal" checking in the lacquer on my 1998 HD-28. I never expose it to any cold. It is just under the area my arm rubs on while strumming. I wonder if this is caused from many years of my arm rubbing and hitting this area. It is not on the surface but embedded down under the surface.
  6. I still am not sure about this topic, I am waiting for a response from StewMac. It seems gluing the braces down on a flat surface vs. a radius surface has put some extra stiffness in the top. It sure sounds loud and clear. I don't know if this is good or not. I have 3 more kits to put together soon so I would like to know what is best for the future builds. Also, how do I view my recent Threads and Posts? Usually there is a "Control Panel" on these Forums for that sort of thing.
  7. I don't understand what this "Edit" probation is all about, I have never seen that in any Forum yet. So my very first posts their is no ability to Edit at all and then after some time, I guess a day, I can Edit the post I just made only for a short periods of time afterwards? Then at some time in the future I can Edit freely?
  8. Can you Fix "Acoustic" in the main title please. Thanks. I see I can Edit this post but not the previous posts. When can I Edit those?
  9. Here is my 1998 HD-28 that is about to get a bridge replacement.
  10. Hi Scott, I just have misspelling. feel free to fix them if you want. I always need an Edit button.
  11. This is how I put the taper on the top and back ribs. One side of the 2x4 is for the top with a steeper angle and the other side is for the back with a shallow angle. Now that I have the 28' radius, I may use it for this job for the top. I don't have a dish for the back.
  12. I did a Google search for 'Radius In Acoustic Top" an found this Forum. The thread I was reading is now "Archived", so I could not post. I just finished a StewMac Rosewood Dread kit. I glued the top braces to a flat surface like the instructions directed me to. I also now have a 28' radius dish for the next guitars I am building. I am not sure if I should use it as the guitar I just finished has incredible volume and bright tone with great projection, it puts my HD-28 to shame. I am wondering if this is because of the 'Pre-stressed top". Thanks for your help VP
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