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Hmm, the most important thing in guitar design is to make it yours, tuned to your taste and preference. Anything the rest of us Other guys say, or show off, doesn't matter.

Asking for help in design is saying, "I don't trust my own perspective." that's ok, it's part of the process but you know your self, your likes and dislikes, better then we do. And your the most important opinion.

Plus you can draw and redraw your shapes till the cows come home but until you box it up and bind it you won't really know or see the whole aesthetic. Cutaways are a signature for builders, just like rosettes and headstocks. Your a builder now, take stock in your worth and push yourself for your own design, your own perspective on what looks right. It's all that matters.

I'm finding that the designs I wasn't so stoked on a couple of years ago are now finding their way into my head when I'm working on new ideas. Reference is reference but my design is my design. Yours should be too. Do it your way. Pick your fav's and stack them on top of each other and make your own combining the best parts of each.

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Todd Lunneborg
http://www.tlguitars.com/
http://www.fretboardjournal.com/

Waist is too sharp, butt is too flat. You are doing the wrong sequence in design. Get the whole body right before you design the cutaway.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

Interesting stuff! The original drawing was just a copy of a OM upper bout , i
I was trying to visualize the cutaway it has since morphed to design of a whole guitar and since my cad skills are limited ..... You see the result but it's great seeing the pics and inspiring as well and now that I have spent a few hours on delta cad I may try to put the whole thing to a plan and see what happens !!

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