Epiphone Hummingbird Scallop Mod - Six Months Later

In November 2019, I set out to improve my Epiphone Hummingbird's tone. I scalloped the X braces and tone bars, to improve the response of the top. Immediately right after, I felt an improvement in the bass, reduction in the mids and highs. However, the tone still sounded very "metallic" or "tin-ish".
Nonetheless, the tone should continue to improve months after, as the wood changes and the solid top opens up.
Six months later, I took off a little more material from the X braces, but not as significant as during the first round of scalloping.
I feel that there was a further improvement in the tone. It now sounds more warm, has more bass, and is more responsive.
I dug up the clips from the old video and showed you a side by side comparison, "after" and "before". The strings I used are both D'Addarios Phosphor Bronze 12s. They are about 2 weeks old in both videos. I also tried to position the SM-57 microphone as close to the original video, from memory.
Did you hear a difference in tone six months after?

[@idiotfratellomusic7624]

That's remarkable what a difference that made. Really seems to bring out the warm mid-range.

[@deanc99]

Remarkable difference

[@phillipholt6005]

I'm glad you didn't touch mine.

[@quintonwilson3127]

Great chord change to Barre from open. Not easy

[@rhuggins573]

I've never been tonally adapt; most likely why I'm not very good lol. I do like tinkering but the difference to my ear is minimal. Good stuff tho

[@3cardmonty602]

You might also want to scallop the Tone Braces on the Bass side. I’ve done the X-Braces before, and also the Tone Braces. Makes even more of a difference. Don’t touch the treble side though because you want a stiffer soundboard for treble.

[@simpleone1989]

Yeah I managed to scallop the tone bars. Quite a bit of difference in the mids and highs after.

[@santafanta3920]

Классно.

[@bboyging]

how can you do that wuthout taking apart the guitar?

[@simpleone1989]

By sticking my hand in and planing the braces.

[@idiotfratellomusic7624]

How did you scallop them?

[@simpleone1989]

I used a small violin plane and reached into the sound hole. Watch my original video.

[@idiotfratellomusic7624]

@@simpleone1989 I looked for a video explaining it but couldn't find it which is why I asked.

[@simpleone1989]

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[@opalasecaravans6112]

First song?

[@simpleone1989]

Wild horses by rolling stones.