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Location: CT | Just saw this on instrument exchange. You can see the bracing pattern right thru the top. What's up with that? Has anyone experienced this? Are the braces pushing up on the top to the extent its spreading the finish? I'm agog.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Seems like this was discussed before a couple months ago.....but this one is definately more visable than the other one was. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I call this syndrome CT Yankee meets the real world.
The fact that you can see the bracing is a testament to this engineering, artistic, and musical marvel. The top is so thin you can see the bracing, yet it is sturdy enough to vibrate out the best of tone without disintegrating. But, at the same time... YUCH!!! you can see the bracing!!! |
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Location: NJ | It's also quite possible too that the flash of the camera is refracting through the finish and enhances the way the braces deviate the top. It may be quite different in normal lighting conditions with the naked eye. I've seen it before. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Could be the glue has leached through the wood? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | normal. |
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Location: NJ | Abbie Normal. |
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Location: SoCal | Hump? What hump?
I think it looks kinda cool..... |
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Location: Tracy, CA | I bought a 12 string Elite with the bracing pattern just like that. I call them ripples. It was discussed in a previous post Rippled top? with pictures. The wood top is very thin. I have been very happy with the guitar. It's kinda cool looking...
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Location: CT | CT Yankee syndrome? OUCH! So, if I'm not in touch with the real world, there are a lot of Ovations that look like this? I know mine don't It must be that fresh Connecticut air that keeps the finish even. mmmmm....breath it in..... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | If you think about, it makes perfect sense that this should happen.
I think the finish, at times, makes it more appearent than natural finishes. If I look hard I can see it on my FD14 as well. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Is that the VT bracing pattern? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Yup. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by brainslag:
CT Yankee syndrome? OUCH! So, if I'm not in touch with the real world, there are a lot of Ovations that look like this? I know mine don't It must be that fresh Connecticut air that keeps the finish even. mmmmm....breath it in..... I'm guessing but I think the reason some do and some don't is attributed to the actual wood grain and the finish. Remember, these guitars (the USA ones) are hand finished. No two are "exactly" alike. |
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Location: CT | Don't forget, your much loved guitars were made by a bunch of CT Yankees! |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Personally speaking I love it. You can see the bracing on my W597 through the top when looking straight down while playing.
I call it VPL and find it it almost as alluring and arousing too!! :D |
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Bracing pattern thru the finish?