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Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker
I looked all over the back and brace with a magnifying glass for identifying marks but found none, unfortunately.
As you will see from the posts above, I have taken out the brace. I will probably replace it with bracing similar to this I am using on my Lott copy build below.
Is this similar to the bracing Jeff did on your Claudot?
There is a bit of work to be done re-shaping the back lower bout on this french bass. over the years it has sunken inwards and put the rest of the back out of shape. I want to restore to flat or preferably a slight outward dishing. This may take some time! I have to redo the centre seam first. |
On the
Mougenot, not the
Claudot. The Claudot is still with its original single brace. Your pics are similar but the upper brace is thinner and looks just like a bass bar. Not quite as wide or tall as yours are. Center seams are common fixed needed on French Flatbacks. The single center wide brace seems to promote that mandolin type bending of the shape of the back as well.