Why do we need new bracing system??

[mrkpower]

Can we learn something from the video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWDt-7gbiYI

[Danny]

    I tried to watch the video but something about the style just turned me off. Salt and tea leaves   Thinking I'll just go make a cup of tea and play my F-III.

[cke]

It's called marketing: pretend you have something better. I am with Danny "yawn.  So what ?"

Re: Larrivee. If I may be so bold, I suspect the purpose in trying newish bracing was two fold
1. JCL and sons thought "Why not try something different?"
2. The marketing department noted the fanatical obsession with scalloping and thought the Larrivee company could capture some of the market share

It apparently worked. But I am not aware that they propose to change the whole line

[mrkpower]

We have been waiting for such long time, the brand is dying;
We need  "change"
We need  "innovation"
We need  "revolution"

[unclrob]

We need to play and injoy.

The video wouldn't play for me but I'm a fan of the standard bracing.If they want to try new things it cool with me.

[Danny]

We have been waiting for such long time, the guitar is dying;
We need "change",
We need "innovation",
We need "revolution".

I would agree. Many of us have wanted an option for the heavier braced guitars. I think it is very wise of Larrivee to offer this new bracing.

[Mikeymac]

Re: Larrivee. If I may be so bold, I suspect the purpose in trying newish bracing was two fold
1. JCL and sons thought "Why not try something different?"
2. The marketing department noted the fanatical obsession with scalloping and thought the Larrivee company could capture some of the market share

The major difference in the 'new' bracing that Larrivee is using isn't that the braces are scalloped, but that they are angled in the style or tradition that Martin (and many others who have followed Martin) uses.

As to the marketing department, well, that's why Larrivee's now have Martin style rosettes (including herringbone) and tortoise colored Martin style pickguards ... it's what customers expect on a steel-string flat top guitar. Did it improve the tone or playability of Larrivees? No. It was a nod to customer preferences. The 'new' braces may be much the same thing.

However...

    I tried to watch the video but something about the style just turned me off. Salt and tea leaves   Thinking I'll just go make a cup of tea and play my F-III.

I thought it was interesting to see how someone (even someone with an engineering background) from another culture approached studying and analyzing the movement of the top of the guitar. I suspect that Jean would be similarly interested in this (and I would assume he's probably already familiar with it).

I love the way 'traditional' Larrivees sound (with the parallel braces).  I would hope that trying out Martin style angled braces would only be a first step in the evolution of future bracing patterns and improvements in balanced tone and volume. If anyone should be able to help take guitar tone to the next level and write the next chapter, it should be someone like Jean, who wasn't afraid to pursue his own designs from the very beginning.

[mrkpower]

Never say enough, pursuing the highest goal is the endless journey!