> The Purpose of gluing on all the braces on the soundboard at once is that > it is easier then to control some very important factors.
I can see all that, but I wonder at setting up all those bars simultaneously, I would have thought it more practical to work from the center bars towards each end, go barring each in turn, working with no breaks. Perhaps begin by dryfitting and shift the lower end of each go bar next to where it goes, if necessary with a slip of wood under it so as to not mar the soft top. Do all that the night before, close up the box and do the glueup in the am (at my house which is near the sea, that is often the driest part of the day). Mind you, I am new to luthiery and have yet to do a top. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
