Tacoma's "VS" bracing is a radical advance over traditional acoustic guitar bracing. Tacoma hasn't "adjusted" a design from the 1930's; they have applied 60 years of learning. Tacoma braces are triangular in shape, because they have equal strength to a rounded brace with less mass. Lower mass allows the top to vibrate more freely, and increases the guitars response.
Tacoma's "Tone Shaped" bridge is wide and flat on the bass side, and narrow and peaked on the treble side. A Luthier's rule of thumb is that low, wide braces are best for bass frequencies, and tall, thin braces are best for treble frequencies. Tacoma has applied this thinking to their bridge, and it works!
The solid Maple bridge plate is asymmetrical, and is placed diagonally to enhance the dispersion patterns of the bridge design. The matched bridge and bridge plate configuration balances the bass and treble remarkably, and produces sustain unmatched by any other system.
There are no sharp corners on the front edge of the bridge to concentrate stress on the top. Less stress?longer life!
Features
Satin finish
Solid Sitka Spruce top
Solid Rosewood back and sides
Rosewood fingerboard and "Tone Shaped" bridge
Rosewood peghead with inlaid Ivoroid logo
Ivoroid body and neck binding
Slim neck with low shoulders for comfortable play
Immaculate construction and attention to detail
Includes hardshell case
Technical Info
Satin finish
Solid Sitka Spruce top
Solid Rosewood back and sides
Rosewood fingerboard and "Tone Shaped" bridge
Rosewood peghead with inlaid Ivoroid logo
Ivoroid body and neck binding
Slim neck with low shoulders for comfortable play
