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Location: Tychy, Poland | Hi,
i'm posting pictures of bracing in my old '79 Legend.
This guitar is close to being finished, the neck is in one piece and was straightened. Bracing pattern caused that the top started to go down with the age.
that part of wood glued on the left side is not original... it came here after some amateur - repair.
The only thing which keeps luthier from assembling guitar together is top, which is very resistent for attempts of leveling it.
I think it will be neccessery to add some additional bracing which would keep the top straight.
ok.
now the pictures:
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Location: Carle Place, NY | When the factory fixed my Legend, they replaced the horizontal brace above the soundhole with a bigger/stouter one. It looks like there's a crack in the wood in that area on yours. I'm not a luthier, but perhaps that would be a good place to start. |
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Location: SoCal | What's that small piece of wood on the lower treble bout? |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i think it was damaged there. but there are no cracks around. However, that was not original. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | Ok.
i have new photos, after glueing new braces.
I'm not worried about this "added bracing " near the sound hole, but that cross-brace makes me a little nervous.
i'm worried that this could really affect sound
what do you think?
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Location: South of most, North of few | There must be a reason Ovation didn't put it there. I think the original braces run with the grain to let the top resonate more and the cross brace might kill that effect. Did he give any reason for the added lower bout brace? Just my .02. Could be completely off base. |
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Location: ranson,wva | jim,look at x bracing. it runs agains the grain....jason |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Hey Jason, good to see you back on line again! :D |
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Location: ranson,wva | just when im not too tired to go over my pop's house...lol ill be back online here in a few weks...jason |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | top was curved down and luthier had hard time level the top.
before:
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Location: ranson,wva | my folklore has a wore belly than that. a easy fix is a taller saddle....jason |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | yeah but this one is broken and it's going down more on the treble side. |
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Location: ranson,wva | my top was busted in 3 places clean tru the top...jason |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | for now, i don't know what to do.
it depends greatly on how will my talks with one guy from Wroclaw (poland) go.
I want to trade my Strat to him for few interesting guitars, including Custom Legend 1869, Ovation Classic 1763 and 1992 Collectors Edition, and other guitars.
On one side, he wants my Strat, and i want his guitars, but on the other i know that my Strat is probably still worth more than those. |
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A-bracing in old Legend