1840's Martin & Coupa Alternate X Braced Spanish Style Guitar
This example has an early variation of X bracing consisting of a large fan brace with a tone bar below the bridge plate extending across the treble blade of the fan to form a small X.
Illustrated in Washburn & Johnston p. 36
This example, which is quite close in size to a standard Size 2 Martin, also foreshadows a standard Martin Style 21, with simple, tasteful appointments including a herringbone rosette and back strip and a top border consisting of simple light and dark lines.
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