Nice! I've heard other older ladder-braced Harmony/Stella/Silvertone/etc guitars switched to X bracing and they all have sounded great. Tom Bukovac has one and he can make it sing.
I have 3 conversions - 2 Harmony and 1 Stella. 1 spruce top, 1 all mahogany and 1 birch. They're 3 of the best sounding acoustics I own and the birch just may be the winner. The x bracing truly transformed these guitars.
Holy cow, that’s cool as heck!!! I’m a big life-long Martin fan and I love X bracing. Have never heard of or even thought of converting an old ladder brace guitar to X. Great idea. I know it will be more stable, but I’d love to come up with some experiments to attempt to measure how it changes the tone.
WOW! I've never heard one of these style guitars sound that good. This is a great demo of how much better X bracing works for tone and volume. Always thought they sounded like crap because of substandard materials and craftsman ship. I guess that's what ladder bracing is.
Dobyiu know anything about the sticker on the front? I just bought a 20s Lyon and Healy with that same sticker on the back of the headstock. It about 1/2" tall
I think its a shame that it has become a trend to ruin vintage ladderbraced guitars by x-bracing them. Leave those invaluable unique pieces alone for someone who loves them.
wonderful work!! thanks for posting 🙂
Great job...l love the cowgirl..lol.
Happy New Year.
Thanx again,
✌️❤️😁
@@robertgriffin7569 Thank You 😊 Happy New Year 🎊
LOL, I just logged off of the Loothalong and now I'm watching you work on this guitar while I'm working on a guitar.
Loothalong is Good!
Good to see you here! I just subscribed to Guitar Quackery
I was not expecting that guitar to sound as good as it did. Good work.
I LOVE these old guitars! I have a 1965 Harmony Archtone and looking at the first Fender acoustic guitar, made by Harmony.
Fender Malibu?
another fine video plus your masterful work!
This is one of the best technique videos I've seen! You described every detail. A worthy guitar and great production. Thanks!!
I agree!
I've been waiting for you to do one of these!
Sounded wonderful through these Sony Pro Headphones. Great work as always, Mr. Scot!
Nice! I've heard other older ladder-braced Harmony/Stella/Silvertone/etc guitars switched to X bracing and they all have sounded great. Tom Bukovac has one and he can make it sing.
Saw the same; some luthier that specializes in hotrodding those budget guitars and turning them into beasts.
To be fair, Bukovac can make anything with six strings sing! 😜
That sounds excellent! Wow.
I have 3 conversions - 2 Harmony and 1 Stella. 1 spruce top, 1 all mahogany and 1 birch. They're 3 of the best sounding acoustics I own and the birch just may be the winner. The x bracing truly transformed these guitars.
👍🏻 Are all of them 6-stringers?
@harpethguitar Yup - All 6 strings. I do have a dead mint Stella 12 that may be a candidate. 😊
Stella 12-sting was the guitar that got me started in this business ❤️
Good work/video Scott. Interesting project.
Wow, awesome job! That guitar sounds fantastic. Really impressive work.
Holy cow, that’s cool as heck!!! I’m a big life-long Martin fan and I love X bracing. Have never heard of or even thought of converting an old ladder brace guitar to X. Great idea. I know it will be more stable, but I’d love to come up with some experiments to attempt to measure how it changes the tone.
WOW! I've never heard one of these style guitars sound that good. This is a great demo of how much better X bracing works for tone and volume. Always thought they sounded like crap because of substandard materials and craftsman ship. I guess that's what ladder bracing is.
Great job man. Sounds spectacular!
Great video. I have a 72 H112 that has had the back off and braced with Martin style X braces. It's made a massive difference in it's sound.
Right on!
love it
Dobyiu know anything about the sticker on the front? I just bought a 20s Lyon and Healy with that same sticker on the back of the headstock. It about 1/2" tall
I do not. Sorry!
The black.clamps aret ones I'd use,got to have good sized knobs
HOW DID YOU REMOVE THE BACK?
StewMac palette knife set, seam separator and a pot of boiling water
Is that a plywood top?
Solid Spruce Top 🥂
Nice job! One advice: eat more. I can see your bones!!
I think its a shame that it has become a trend to ruin vintage ladderbraced guitars by x-bracing them. Leave those invaluable unique pieces alone for someone who loves them.