I am starting on a prototype F4. I want to use a F4 body and bracing with F4 graduations maybe add a mm throughout the center due to the extra string tension, but put a long scale neck on it and elevate the fingerboard. my objective is to get that nice tubby sound but get a little more volume in the process. I was just wondering if anybody else has tried one like this and if so how did it work out.
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Several makers have done this and it works well. Would that be an F 4 1/2?
My Pomeroy F4 fits this description, being an F4 built on an F5 'chassis'. You can see what Don Paine does with the concept at http://www.pomeroyinstruments.com. His version is X-braced, but I couldn't tell you the net affect of the bracing versus other mods. It sounds great!
Craig
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