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- Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:41 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Construction materials
- Replies: 13
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Re: Construction materials
I have already asked the maker to provide more info. I did not know that a library existed, sorry for asking newbie questions.
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:54 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Construction materials
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14464
Re: Construction materials
This is the thread showing on the second post pictures of the pylon/post. Please excuse me for using wrong terminology. http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2000 On another forum, another guitar maker posted pictures showing two acoustic guitars, one with tailpiece and one without, the ...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:06 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Construction materials
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14464
Construction materials
Hello, I am new here and have some basic questions. Are the tops and backs of acoustic (or semi-acoustic) guitars usually made of thin plywood or is it a single thin sheet of wood? I would expect plywood to be much stronger. If it were an archtop, would it be the same thin sheet of wood steamed/pres...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:59 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: My full-access archtop
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13318
Re: My full-access archtop
This design looks like what I had in mind. There is a very strong connection from the neck all the way to the tailpiece, you could even say that the neck extends to the tailpiece? I presume the archtop soundboard has no rigid mid-bracing and is free to vibrate under the bridge?