Aren't the x braces supposed to be installed against the soundboard?? The Body has ladder braces.

The amount of real time is probably not known but I am always amazed to see these works of art. I'm a professional myself but I don't have all the tools to do such job's. Just amazed! So many showing what they can do. There's no Harmony that I know out there that sounds like that.

Nice job! What strings/gauges are you using? I just started resurrecting a 1960's Ligatone parlor. I really appreciate the video.

I learned how to play on a Harmony guitar vert similar in 1972. It was my mom's . I believe it was all mahogany ?

Baxendale Conversions are the pioneers and leaders in this process having remanufactured over 3000 of these guitars. Www.staygoldguitars.com/baxendaleconversions. To see our process and available inventory. What we do is the greenest tech in guitars.

The before and after is hardly a like for like comparison, you could basically build a shed out of those old braces whereas the new ones were slender and carved. It’s hard to know, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the shaping and dimensioning of the braces did more for the time than the bracing pattern. Whatever it was, huge difference.

Браво мастеру! Великолепная работа по ремонту и настройке высоты струн на гитаре! Молодец!

I bought an early 60’s Kay with a tailpiece. It had 3 nylon stings on it. I don’t think it originally had nylon strings. I don’t think it has a truss rod. I want to put extra lite gauge steel electric strings. Do you think it’s safe to do this?

4/64" is really 1/8" equivalent to 3mm.......... Why don't you just say 1/8"??.... Guitar sounds awesome by the way 🙂

Is that a Harmony Sovereign in the background?

How did you maintain a radius on the top, or did you clamp flat braced to the top and flatten the top?

Nice work! I admire your patience.

Nicest Harmony guitar sound ever.

I am an amateur luthier. I inherited a 1970 Harmony sovereign (maple version) in sad shape. I removed the ladder bracing and installed X bracing. Really woke it up. I wish I knew more about carving bracing for tone.

There's nothing like an old, dry soundboard and a job well done.

You really boogered the back while removing it .

Learned so much from watching this video! I never realized how much removing the back can change the neck angle. Can this be done instead of resetting a neck?

Great video. What a difference you made.

nice job, always dug harmony guitars. I did similar bracing work & neck reset on my 61' Harmony Master archtop about 20 yrs ago. Had to add a few cleats where the F-holes were starting to crack at two points --now all better than new

Very interesting project! Great work too.

Talk about polishing a turd.

Impressive! It's lighter-weight, and stiffer. Next time you might try a cello bassbar.

To me the X bracing doesn’t sound better, it sounds different. With the ladder bracing it sounded like a 1930’s guitar which is a great sound. With the X bracing it sounds like a modern guitar, also a great sound. Personally I would have stuck with the ladder bracing since I own an X braced Gibson J-15 and the Harmony would give me another sound. It’s fun to have a variety of different style guitars.

Nice work. Now I know how to set the neck in this method

Very nice

I appreciate all the work that went into this project but to me I liked it how it was. The world is full of modern guitars with booming bass sounds. That old girl sounded how it was ment to. It's not a criticism of your work or ability but a reflection of my opinion of upgrading everything.

Well done!

Great to watch a man who knows exactly what he is doing. Baz

I a big fan of unattached X-braces it lets the top scream. Some say it risky but boy the guitar sings. Nice vid!

That really does sound great. Nice job.

I have a Harmony Sovereign that was converted to X bracing and it really makes a huge difference in it's sound. Well worth the time and effort to do this mod.

Amazing difference! Great job. Thanks

I very much enjoyed this video, big improvement. Thank's

Excellent work and great demo.

Take the back off a guitar is definitely not something I would ever want to attempt. You did a great job. I think I would be paralyzed by worry that I was going to permanently ruin the guitar. Nicely done.

I am doing the same thing to a silvertone

I usually use pallette knives to remove braces or putty knifes look where glue seam loose start there

Outstanding. May God richly bless...

Very cool! That’s a massive project, thanks for bringing us along. Fantastic job, too! It’s like a brand new guitar. Really impressive.

Amazing difference! Nice work.

You are truly a great luthier, pure brilliance......

Thank you for keeping these essential artifacts on active dutY!

I’ve got an old Harmony, there is hope for the old girl yet . Thank you 👍

Great job.

Absolutely exemplary carpentry skills. The end result is simply, gorgeous. The only thing I would have done different, would have been to make it two piece, so you could adjust for different circumstances (string gauge, summer to winter humidity changes, and so on). And depending on winter or summer, or your choice of string gauge, you may want to raise or lower the action. So by having it adjustable, with adjustable wheels on either side, would allow for those adjustments. But again, each person has their personal preferences and no one preference is the right preference. They're all correct. Outstanding....

I made sure to screw all my instrument hangers to a stud with long screws. Lot of damage from one drop. Nice work saving that guitar.

Nice! 👍👍

I like your patience and attention to detaIl! Good job sir!

Well done!

did you use thin c a glue for the finish?