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Gallery: Development

The pictures below show the development I went through to arrive at the classical bracing I use today.
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An early copy of fleta without the transfer bar. Really nothing more than standard fan bracing with 9 strutsStraight fan bracing with two cross struts which end under the bridgeTaking the cross bracing a step further into broken fan bracing with a crosspiece under the bridgeTesting to see if broken fan works as well with Cedar top
Eliminating the broken fan by bending the strutsFinished bent fan struttingReducing the number of struts and including closing bars


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