The Tacoma Guitars C1C Chief bracing is a totally unique design. The Chief has an incredibly powerful, distinct tone and dynamics that respond to the lightest stroke or the hardest strum. Here's why it works. Tacoma Guitars 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 guitar's response.
The Bass side and Treble side primary support braces differ in length and angle to optimize the top's resonant frequency. This allows precise and very consistent balance from note to note. 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. We've applied this thinking to our bridge and it works. The solid Maple bridge plate is asymmetrical and placed diagonally to enhance the dispersion patterns of our bridge design.