Making Laminated Guitar Sides

In an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides.

Making laminated guitar sides.

I wanted to make laminated bindings in bulk so i decided to glue a full side that was too thin for a guitar to a resawn billet of curly maple. Second it makes bending sides easier two thin pieces to bend rather than one thicker piece. I believe one of the reason s ramirez began using a laminate side was because of the tendency for d. That would be like putting walmart brand tires on a porsche.

Using solid wood for the top is still preferred by most builders because the top plays a major role in translating the initial energy of vibrating guitar strings into rich acoustic sound. You will never find a guitar with a solid back and sides and laminate top. I then ripped it into thin strips and thickness sanded them. Laminate back and sides.

Laminating is also a way to bend otherwise unbendable wood. More guitar builders are making instruments using materials other than wood. This is how i make my guitar sides. Watch me take a regular piece of wood and thin it down to 2mm thick really easi.

I used titebond ii so that it will resist heat moisture while bending. This is a new method for making really thin wood boards for a guitar s sides. As the price gets higher many companies will also make the back and sides solid wood and now the entire body is considered solid. Martin guitars for instance have widely embraced hpl materials and offer a number of models where some or even all of the back sides or top are made from hpl.

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