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Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 24, 2016 at 4:33pm

Hal,

Just watched / listened to the vid. The unbraced version has a great tone by itself, perhaps a little warmer. The braced version definitely is brighter, louder, and with better note articulation. I notice you also use a relatively small sound hole in the upper bout for better bass response.

Very nicely done, and I love the logo.

Comment by Hal Robertson on March 23, 2016 at 9:06am

https://youtu.be/yelhO2QbmlM

Comment by Hal Robertson on March 23, 2016 at 3:22am

Thanks for the compliment and suggestion. Will try to shoot something today.

I really like the box joints for several reasons. They're really strong, no reinforcement needed, they virtually square themselves, much easier than dovetails and I think they help my guitars pay tribute to their cigar box ancestors. Plus, they just look cool - especially in plywood (at least to my eyes).

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 22, 2016 at 3:45pm

BTW, I make my own boxes, too. Butt joints instead of fingered, but braced internally along the joints with 1/2" square pine glued and screwed. My boxes are 13 X 10-1/2 X 3-1/2, made out of 3/8" Lauan plywood. Similar tonal characteristics to mahogany.

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 22, 2016 at 3:42pm

Hal,

Nicely done. A before and after video with sound would be a nice addition. Have you got one with and one without that you could demo, even using cellphone video?