Acoustic Guitar Construction

Herman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 3:51 pm About the bracing: I use no different thickness for my baritones than for a regular steelstring guitar.
This is what I am working on at the moment, and the bracing is a Lowden style:
https://www.hermanarendsenguitars.nl/57 ... adouk.html

I'm curious to hear why you are going with a Lowden style bracing on this baritone.

Well.... I made two before. One with a Martin style, and one with a Lowden style. The second sounded far better.
Apart from that, I am a big fan of the Lowden sound.

Tony McManus (look him up) played on this baritone in a casual setting:

https://www.hermanarendsenguitars.nl/vi ... cManus.mp4

Herman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 3:51 pm About the bracing: I use no different thickness for my baritones than for a regular steelstring guitar.
This is what I am working on at the moment, and the bracing is a Lowden style:
https://www.hermanarendsenguitars.nl/57 ... adouk.html

Would you by any chance have plans for Lowden bracing on a Jumbo? I would give this a try.

So here is my take on Lowden bracing for this build. The box is pretty much ready to be closed now and any comments are welcome!

Gorgeous work. I have never used Lowden bracing but it looks like a great bracing pattern.

Two things:
-IMO it is better for a baritone to keep the tone bars feathered to the rim and not tuck into.
-The finger braces look quite massive on the picture. You'll be safe when they are a bit tinier. Gives more mobility across the grain.

For the rest it looks great

Herman

Sounds good, thanks for the advice!