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I'm making a 000 acoustic. I've read that backs should have a radius of 20' or less, and tops should have a radius of 25' or more. Is there a problem with using a 25' radius for both top and back? What is the downside of doing the same radius (25') for both?

I understand that builders use 2-piece backs due to it being difficult to get a quality board that wide. But is there another reason not to use a 1-piece if I can get a quality board that is big enough? Just wondering.

OK, John & Chuck, you've convinced me to create my own logo. Thanks (very much) for pointing me in the right direction. I'll get started on it tonight.

Thanks Chuck. I'll check it out. But, just so you know, I'm not putting the CF Martin on my guitar. It will be a custom name. Actually, I'm gonna name it "Isaiah" and I know that's a weird guitar name. But I like it :-) .....my kids tell me "Dad, you're weird" sometimes, so I mig...

I've spent the last few days looking at countless fonts. None of them really capture that antique guitar look very well. They either look like Old English at one extreme, or are too refined (too feminine for me) at the other extreme. I'm trying to build an 000 guitar that has the look and feel of an...

I really like the "old look" of the font Martin uses on their headstocks. I'd like to find something close to this to use on headstock of the guitar I'm building. I Googled this but didn't have any luck. Anyone know of one?

And yes, I am using vertical grain Sitka Spruce for the top. Yes of course but Chuck was stressing that you need to use it for the braces as well. OK, thanks, Mark. I will be sure to use Spruce bracing as well. Thanks for pointing this out. I should have all materials here in a few days and can beg...

Okay - stock response to the Antes plans: The braces are drawn conservatively LARGE. For that size instrument you can use 1/4" wide x 5/8" tall - assuming you are using vertical grain spruce cut from a split face. Also check that the "tone bars" connect to the X-legs on the treb...

OK, I just closed my eyes and picked one (set of plans) - the Scott Antes PL31 plan. It is not exactly what I want but I can adjust to what I want (hopefully): "Auditorium-style, similar to Martin™ “000,” BL-18.38”, W-9.063”, UB-11.25”, LB-15”, BD-4.125”, OL-39.63”, SL-24.9”, F-20" I also ...

I totally agree with Clay. One other comment about the difference between a "good" guitar and a better guitar--do all of the steps carefully and correctly. Attention to details about making sure your glue joints are good and fitting the bracing well will make your instrument better. Expec...

I need to order a set of plans for this guitar (000 in a 24.9" scale length). There are so many places to go for plans, it's overwhelming. Can you point me to a trustworthy source? I thought getting a good set of plans would be the easy part. I'm worried I might get a bad set of plans. Thanks f...

One more question. What neck join would be best, the dovetail or the bolt on?

Thanks Mark, I feel better about it now. I always worry my build ideas are crazy until I run them by the forum here. Sounds like great advice, to just do the best I can each step of the process and not stress too much over wood choice. Thanks again!!!

This is my 3rd build, but my first acoustic attempt. It's clear to me that this will be a totally different challenge than the electric builds, so I hoped to run my ideas by you veterans here. I've always appreciated the help I get in this forum. The first two builds would simply not have worked out...