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Martin Guitar Bracing in 2022 | One Man's Guitar
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Martin Scalloped Bracing Prewar/Postwar - The Unofficial Martin …
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These late-1938 to late-1944 guitars had deeper scalloped braces than the 1938 and prior forward or advanced braced guitars. This gives the late 1938 to late 1944 Martin guitars improved bass response (don't let anyone tell you that war-time Martins are not as good as pre-1939 Martins!) * mid-1939 Popscicle bracing on D body sizes.
Pre-War Perfection: The Martin D-45 - Premier Guitar
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All 91 prewar D-45s were constructed with scalloped bracing, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, and spruce tops. But there were still …
Martin Pre War Dreadnaught Guitars - Banjo.com
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There were changes made in the Martin dreadnaught guitars throughout the years between 1934 and 1946. In addition to bracing changes from forward to back bracing, the years until 1944 were scalloped braced guitars. The guitars in 1945 and 46 were not scalloped, or at least most of them were not.
Pre-War D-18 Bracing question - The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum
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I think I'm going to try and build my own pre-war style mahogany dread based on the D-18. I just measured three of my guitars, and it confirms what was just posted. The 37 D 18 is an inch from the edge of the soundhole to the X, the 46 D 28 is about 1 3/4 inches, and the 71 D 28 is about 1 9/16th of an inch.
What exactly is "Pre-War" bracing? - The Acoustic Guitar Forum
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148075
In the 1940s, Martin moved the X bracing away from the soundhole to its current position and quit scalloping braces. According to Martin, they did this due to the preponderance of players using heavy -gauge strings to boost their volume. The light bracing pattern coupled with heavy strings resulted in a high damage rate.
Martin bracing | SG Guitars
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Pre-war bracing was closer to the soundhole. Whether it was better or not is subjective. It was moved to provide more stability for the top. This was in a period of time when Martin was making a lot of changes to their dreadnaughts.
Building a 00-17: Pre-war Bracing - Blogger
https://00-17.blogspot.com/2009/09/pre-war-bracing.html
1939 D-18 #72618 1 3/4" neck width, no popsicle brace. 1939 D-18 #72702 1 3/4" neck width, popsicle brace (stamp 23 May 1939). All 12 fret Martins have the popscicle stick brace too. 1939: The #1 brace inside near the neck block changes from 5/16" wide to 1/2" wide, making it roughly twice as wide.
How do Pre War Martin Guitars Differ From Modern Ones?
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Martin developed the dreadnought-style body shape around 1916, but didn't alter it to accommodate a 14-fret neck until 1931. Between 1931 and the war, apparently the craftsmanship was at its peak, especially when it came to carving the interior bracing.
X Marks the Spot - Early X - Bracing
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While the 12 fret Martin has always had "forward bracing" the 14 fret became "rear braced", with the cross of the X located further back from the sound hole. Single 0 and double 0 Martins had their braces moved in 1936, while the 000 and Dreadnaught became "rear shifted" in mid 1938. Martin 1944 000-18 Martin Bracing Diagrams
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