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I always read that....
This guitar is good for strumming
This guitar is good for fingerstyle etc
What qualities in the build would make one guitar better for one style or
another?
Also if you want to have a guitar that has crisp trebles without losing the
base, how do you change the design or bracing.

I have built a guitar, but now I want to make some sound changes and how
do I do that?????

Andy

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

Most finger style player prefer a mid size body with a warm tone but not woody in tone, while most strummers like a bright punchy larger body. I would imagin that the reason for this is that most strummers are rythom players and most finger style players are melodist.

Also a finger style player requires a wider string seperation for a variaty of attacks.

I have not had formal training via a luthierie school. so when I desided to venture off the main path I picked one change to make. In my case the first was bracing height. I then experimented with with taller and shorter in several steeps. keeping notes on the affects. Kowing one trial is int a good sample, I bought cheap wood and did 3-4 at each variance. When I was happy with the responce I work a within those peramaters for a while keeping notes and making intuitive adjustments. Also Read, read all you can get your hands on. But It will come down to trial and error to work it out.

In addition to Michaels post...
Finger pickers prefer a wider neck at the nut...usually 1 3/4". Don't forget to use a wider bridge pin spacing bridge too. Usually a 1 3/4" nut will require a pin spacing of at least 2.25" or even 2 5/16".

Walter