| I have been using the Kasha bracing system since 2002, when I started incorporating the design into the construction of a nylon string guitar. The sound difference between this models and other guitars I had built was amazing; lower lows, a very even rounded tone, and great clarity. Perfect for slack key playing. I was sold!
About six months after my first Kasha guitar, I found plans for a Kasha ukulele . After finishing that first Ukulele, I found the same results; the tone, volume and clarity were unbelievable.
The basic idea behind the Kasha system is to eliminate braces in exchange for tone bars. A sound board should be divided into two sides, treble and bass. The treble side utilizes shorter sound bars which can vibrate faster as the higher tones do, while the bass side contains longer tone bars that vibrate slower, just as lower tones do.
Moving the sound hole to the top right corner of the sound board also helps to free up the sound board by eliminating the need for a cross brace. The second sound hole on the side of the upper bout also helps to spread the sound around. |
