The bargain bin ES-5

[DarkMark]

I knew of your future plans to carve a hollow body and I was completely ignorant of the effect the bracing carving had on the guitar until I stumbled upon the subject. I must admit that I’ve never pulled apart a kit and tapped the wood. I have no Igor to assisting me.

[FrankenWashie]

I knew of your future plans to carve a hollow body and I was completely ignorant of the effect the bracing carving had on the guitar until I stumbled upon the subject. I must admit that I’ve never pulled apart a kit and tapped the wood. I have no Igor to assisting me.

Its a fascinating subject to delve into, there are some interesting conversations I have flicked through on the ANZLF forum. Then you get into the different styles of bracing used in acoustics, it’s an amazing wee rabbit hole to dive into.
Given that Igor is in the midst of pulling apart the lab to renovate, I’ll have to wait a bit to conduct any form of tap testing. At least until after the reactor shielding goes back up. Don’t want anything mutating down there. ...again.