Lutherie Demystified Ep. 7 | Concepts: Understanding and Selecting Soundboards, Part 1

Lutherie Demystified is a video series hosted by Garrett Lee that explores the world of classical guitar building--from techniques and theory to commentary and perspectives about the instruments, players and lutherie profession.
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[@josetarragonatyvallejoslut2]

Thanks so much for sharing and putting this amount of information all together . We as guitar builders often dive in this infinite ocean of data , and without the rigth approach we get overwelmed... Tanks for this unvaluable approach you are sharing... this is very generous ... Looking forward to the next video ! Best wishes from Argentina Argentina!

[@JoseOchoa-dw9vk]

A masterclass of classical guitar building. Thanks for sharing your experience and insights.

[@jamesstroud3230]

A great builder and a super nice guy.

[@dukhovich]

Thank you for such essential information, I look forward to each of your videos

[@endosuanda2183]

Your explanation is very interesting and useful. Thank you very much

[@userAA]

I'm a guitarist and I find this series interesting too!

[@jessejonescomposer]

Great content, Maestro! Very helpful/informative!

[@ianyule8687]

Fascinating stuff, thanks. Would love to see a similar video on the effects of carving the braces.

[@garethdavies8416]

Great videos - I've found them really useful, especially because they take a lot of the guesswork out of selecting and thinning a soundboard - they are very empowering! I do have one request/question, which is about the settings you use for Visual Analyser - I've downloaded the software but am struggling to generate spectrum profiles for a couple of newly acquired soundboards that look anything like yours e.g. if I use the A channel I just get a lot of noise. Any further info or pointers you can provide would be much appreciated.

[@Daniel22147]

Hello Mr. Lee. Does density matter if you thin your top wood to a certain deflection ? If I understand correctly the denser soundboards will end up thinner and the less dense will be thicker.

[@gregglind]

I would love to tour a tonewood warehouse. How would I find one?

[@userAA]

Does it mean we can never have a guitar that has balanced trebles and basses?