Lattice Braced Soundboard, part 1

In this two part video I show the main steps in building a lattice braced soundboard for a nylon string guitar. Part 1 is mainly about laying out the braces and notching them to fit together. Part 2 shows them being glued to the soundboard and includes some dialog about the bracing pattern I use and the materials I prefer.

[@riccardomoni3598]

Marvellous....I have build a machine to do braces for lattice

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Thank you! What does your machine do? I would like to see it.

[@klinej54]

Great explanation. Not looking to poke the bee hive, but would you ever use lattice bracing on a tradition classical guitar, or would it be too stiff?

[@zimnickiguitars311]

I've used lattice bracing on traditional looking classical guitars. I especially like how it works with cedar: stiffens it up so that the guitar sounds closer to a spruce top. Regardless of the wood choice for the soundboard, it has to be thinner if it is over a lattice pattern to compensate for the latter's inherent stiffness. Thanks for your comments.