[QUOTE=Rod True]
Bruce, I'm quite sure that Olson scallops his lower tone bars and I normally do as well, just this top thudded with very little response before I took them down as much as I did. Just trying to make it sound that I thought would make a good sounding guitar. Sure hope it works
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Psssssst, Rod (in a hushed tone) I think you did the right thing. I have played a total of two Olsons. Both were cedar topped. They were well built, very well built. I think Jim is smart to build guitars strong enough to stand the test of time. One was thirty-three years old. The other two years old. I've not inspected the innards of the more recent vintage. They sounded a bit tight as acousics, but of course, they are mostly played with electronics so tightness is probably not an issue.....
In trying to build a great acoustic guitar, pushing the envelope is intriguing and appeals to the curious nature of humanity. So, what would happen if you put a curved Taylor-esque bridgeplate on your Olson-esque top bracing scheme? And why not replicate it in a shape you've already built, just for comparison?
Safety would say, "Stay with the tried and true." It's hard to beat a Martin x-brace scheme, and lots of wonderful guitars enjoy that pattern.
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