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Old 04-28-2024, 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by PineMarten View Post
I worry a little about the thinned channels in the top on the pictures of the new bracing, it seems like a neat scored line to break along, or a stress riser for cracks to form, and it doesn't look like it would be easy to repair that cleanly.
Martin's 'new' channeled bracing is only new to them. Ryan guitars have been using laser-cut bracing for nearly 15 years without problems. As in other areas, Martin is playing catch-up and calling it innovation.

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