Guitar Building Fundamentals: Getting the Most from Your Soundboard with Robbie O’Brien September 13-17, 2021

Key Points:

*Sharpening and set up of hand tools used in lutherie
*Selecting traditional soundboard woods and understanding their effect on tone
*Joining the soundboard halves
*Installing a rosette
*Thicknessing the soundboard with hand tools and/or power tools
*Understanding different bracing patterns and their effect on stiffness and looseness
*Making and attaching bracing to the soundboard
*Top radii and how they affect tone and playability
*Removing mass to achieve optimum tonal response while maintaining structural integrity