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Thanks I understand now leaving the upper bout area at the 30ft radius would be a problem. I am following the Robert O'Brien DVD on building a steel string guitar. He radius the X brace but the upper two braces are glued flat in the video. But he does not talk about how to deal with the upper bout o...

It sounds like your saying I should be ok leaving the sides and heel block at the 30ft radius and attaching the top without issues of the fretboard lying flat above the sound hole.

I am building my 2nd guitar, a OM model steel string acoustic with 15ft radius back and 30ft radius top. My 1st was a Hauser Classical with a 15ft radius back and a flat top. There lies my concern, I am worried about the geometry of the neck and top coming together so that the fret board sits flat o...