Making Laminated Guitar Sides

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Making laminated guitar sides.

You will never find a guitar with a solid back and sides and laminate top. Laminating guitar sides and linings has many advantages over traditional bending methods. 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. I believe one of the reason s ramirez began using a laminate side was because of the tendency for d.

As the price gets higher many companies will also make the back and sides solid wood and now the entire body is considered solid. Second it makes bending sides easier two thin pieces to bend rather than one thicker piece. Laminate back and sides. That would be like putting walmart brand tires on a porsche.

I then ripped it into thin strips and thickness sanded them. More guitar builders are making instruments using materials other than wood. First ramirez did it and he j s cut his guitar teeth on a laminated side ramirez guitar. I used titebond ii so that it will resist heat moisture while bending.

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. Watch me take a regular piece of wood and thin it down to 2mm thick really easi. This is how i make my guitar sides. In an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides.

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.