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| Author: | crowduck [ Sun May 14, 2006 11:30 am ] |
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Recently, I've read reference to "New 1/4 Bracing" on Martin guitars. Specifically, the Norman Blake model. Anyone know about this? Something new? Or a marketing ploy? CrowDuck |
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| Author: | tippie53 [ Sun May 14, 2006 1:21 pm ] |
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The Norm Blake is a 14 fret body with a 12 fet neck. It isn't that the bracing is new just modified to fit the modification. Interesting enough I have a brace norman top. What to you need to know? |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sun May 14, 2006 3:13 pm ] |
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So are we saying the new martin has 1/4" bracing patern to acommadate the body/neck combination? What does it sound like? Fingerstyle guitar? |
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| Author: | crowduck [ Sun May 14, 2006 5:20 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=tippie53] The Norm Blake is a 14 fret body with a 12 fet neck. It isn't that the bracing is new just modified to fit the modification. Interesting enough I have a brace norman top. What to you need to know? [/QUOTE] John, Got a picture, or a layout diagram? That would be great! I still don't get what the reference to "1/4" bracing" is suppossed to mean. 1/4" tall, wide? I've got a couple of Blakes's instructional DVD's, and he talks about favoring 12 fret guitars, and plays some old Hawaian's modified to 'spanish' style. CrowDuck |
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| Author: | arvey [ Mon May 15, 2006 1:07 pm ] |
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John, I also would be interesed in the bracing pattern for the Norman Blake. I make a 12 fret 000 based on a 14 fret body and would love to compare what I do with the Norman Blake. I use 1/4" bracing on all my guitars. |
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