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Acoustic Concepts

Posted on 19 February 2022Updated on 19 February 2022by wm_wp_adminCategories:Guitar, Lutherie, Luthiers, Mandolin, Other Strings, Techniques and Tips

Daniel Brauchli describes his concepts around the use of carbon-fibre bracing (he calls it “full-phase”) and the theory that supports it. There is also a fair bit of info on the use of fluorocarbon strings. He is of Swiss extraction, grew up in Alaska, then moved to Australia when he was 13 Source: Acoustic Concepts

Nava Walnut Archtop Neck Joint pt1

Posted on 17 February 2022Updated on 18 March 2022by wm_wp_adminCategories:Learning, Techniques and Tips

Here’s part 1 of Gary Nava’s video set on how he does neck joints for his mandolins. See also the discussion on the Mandolin Cafe: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/139607-Nava-Walnut-Archtop And here’s part 2: