@rocknroller912 @peter-c @markbailey This is an extract from the book ( 'The Art of Tap Tuning' by Roger H. Siminoff ) these are suggested target notes (not definitive) for the braces with the sound...

@Rocknroller912 Thanks for your 3explanation. You describe what happens, I was attempting to describe why - so I gues we complemented each other in thid conversation 😀

@peter-c-f The sound waves on bowed and plucked instruments are different. I watched a science demo when I attended classes at violin school using transducer pick ups and an oscilloscope. For bowed i...

@robin violins are tuned F front and F# back

glad to have been of some help

Y’all talking about soldering and all but have any of you seen these? Clear heat shrink loaded with a small ring of solder in the middle. Stick your wires in each end then use a heat gun. Tubing shrin...

@peter-c-f If you are interested, I found 'The Art of Tap Tuning' by Roger H. Siminoff a great source of information - not just theoretical, but more importantly practical tips. Thanks for the book...

I did some research on tap tuning once I became aware of it. The main thing I took away is how the vibrations of the string are sent to the body via different mechanisms that are specific for each typ...

@robin A# sounds a bit off. I watched a video on classical building where the top was an F and I think steel string is lower. Shaving a bit off to produce a G might make a better sound.

@rocknroller912 I've just tried a tap test on the back, it surprised me by registering on my tuner. It didn't show on the tuner with every tap, but when it did register, tapping in various spots, it ...

@robin Tap tuning takes a lot of experience. Some makers even tune after the body is closed by scraping the outside of the soundboard and tapping to get a ring.

@swepri I'm happy with the balance, maybe a bit neck heavy so if anything the body could have been solid and it might have been a little bit better balance wise, the real test will be putting straploc...

@boo thankyou

@tyreman Congrats! Turned out very well. 👍 Did you get the balance right with both weight relief and 12 tuners?

here's the completed guitar:

@usadave Mark has loads of vids under the live tab, not quite the same but tons of brilliant info in them. I use his neck carving method which takes a fraction of the time and also learnt how to do a ...

@rocknroller912 @peter-c-f I've just watched Mark's "Black Art" video of the acoustic course where he talks about tap testing. He also goes on to say that making and carving the braces to the dimensio...

@peter-c-f Braces are usually tuned by holding the plate very lightly till it rings. Some people can tell the pitch by ear but normal humans use a guitar tuner with a built in microphone Removing woo...

Thanks for the answer.

@peter-c-f Question. Do you tune the braces when carving, or are you focussing more on dimensions This is my first acoustic build, I wouldn't have a clue how to tune a brace. I'm following the dir...