14-Fret 000

[RnB]

I've begun assembling a Rwd 14-fret short-scale 000. The bracing pattern I have is for an OM. I layed out the pattern & would like to know if the bracing pattern is the same for a Triple 0 & an OM? In the Pic, I drew out double lines on my template & they're for: The lower x-brace is for the 'regular' X-Brace spot & the top one is for 'forward shifted' bracing, that I used for another recent build.

The only difference I'm seeing is the location of the sound-hole w/ a slightly smaller diameter (3.75"). The bridge location is measured out at 24.9" & is at same place as an OM. Would this be correct...? And...which x-bracing would be the best option for a Triple-0 for optimum bass response. The top is Adi and so will be the 1/4" bracing. Plowing through Martin's bracing library, it seems X-brace locations for 000's are all over the place...!

If the X-brace was moved even further forward towards the sound-hole, would it's legs interfere w/ the transverse brace...



The 1st pic is from the library & shows an original pre-war 000-18 (left) & a 000-18 GE on right
The middle pic is a discarded 000-18GE top
The bottom pic is someone's drawing, also a pre-war 000-18 ('39)




Top replacement for a '70 000-28...


One difference I'm seeing between a 000=18 & a 000-28, the 18 has only 1 finger brace on each side, while the 28 has 2 finger braces .

[tippie53]

actually they should have 2 if it is a 00 or larger. There are instances if pre 1923 ( pre steel string ) era that had 1 but after steel strings came into vogue Martin used 2 on anything larger than a 00. Looks good from here