Bracing top and back
Kategori: Allmänt, Instrumentbygge, tenor mandola
I forgot to take pictures while working with the bracing of the top and back. But here is the result.
Both top and back have a cylindrical curvature with a radius of 3 meters (10').
Instead of the more common X-bracing I use a H-bracing - as suggested by Australian luthier Graham McDonald - for the top. It's the first time I use this method. I hope this bracing pattern will resist the string tension that wants to deform the top and bend the neck.
The back have a traditional ladder bracing.
