11-20 Soundboard Bracing

Today I completed the soundboard bracing, tone bars, bridge patch and soundhole patch.  There’s not a lot to bracing with the exception of the soundhole patch (a thin piece of material protecting the sound hole and inlays).  Because of the medallion inlay on the soundboard, the patch needed was a complex shape.  My new CNC machine did the trick.  The patch is a perfect fit with a 1/32″ (0.7mm) offset between the soundhole and the patch edge.  Sweet!  Too bad no one sees the inside.