Hey Moritz! I know, it's hard to believe, but here's the poop:
Same design, same tuners, same strings (Martin Phosphor Bronze 80/20), same frets. The plywood pieces were even cut from the same sheets. Same construction techniques (although maybe a bit refined over time).
I have 2 of the older ones in the house + 2 of the newer ones. Same results all around. When setting up for the video, I also noticed that the tuning is much more stable on the braced ones.
Only difference is the bracing... as far as I can tell. Of course, you mileage may vary...:-)
The audio on the video was as clean as I could record it but it still sounds better in person. I was really happy with the December builds but the sustain on the braced version is ridiculous!
Thanks for the video: as heard from the ends of the presentations, the braced version seems to have a somewhat fuller and warmer sound and more sustain. I have to check this with two builds of my own as typically I work also with soundboards of 0.125 inches.
Did you compare two identical builds (box and strings, necks of equal wood, both played acoustically) except for bracing? If so, how would you describe the difference?
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Thanks for the info, so the difference must be due to top bracing, you convinced me.
Hey Moritz! I know, it's hard to believe, but here's the poop:
Same design, same tuners, same strings (Martin Phosphor Bronze 80/20), same frets. The plywood pieces were even cut from the same sheets. Same construction techniques (although maybe a bit refined over time).
I have 2 of the older ones in the house + 2 of the newer ones. Same results all around. When setting up for the video, I also noticed that the tuning is much more stable on the braced ones.
Only difference is the bracing... as far as I can tell. Of course, you mileage may vary...:-)
I still have a problem to believe that top bracing makes the difference... Sure that all other parameters are equal? Same strings?
The audio on the video was as clean as I could record it but it still sounds better in person. I was really happy with the December builds but the sustain on the braced version is ridiculous!
Thanks for the video: as heard from the ends of the presentations, the braced version seems to have a somewhat fuller and warmer sound and more sustain. I have to check this with two builds of my own as typically I work also with soundboards of 0.125 inches.
https://youtu.be/yelhO2QbmlM
Did you compare two identical builds (box and strings, necks of equal wood, both played acoustically) except for bracing? If so, how would you describe the difference?