Making Laminated Guitar Sides

I believe one of the reason s ramirez began using a laminate side was because of the tendency for d.

Making laminated guitar sides. I then ripped it into thin strips and thickness sanded them. Laminating is also a way to bend otherwise unbendable wood. You will never find a guitar with a solid back and sides and laminate top. This is a new method for making really thin wood boards for a guitar s sides.

Watch me take a regular piece of wood and thin it down to 2mm thick really easi. That would be like putting walmart brand tires on a porsche. 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.

More guitar builders are making instruments using materials other than wood. Laminate back and sides. In an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides. Nigra to crack when bent.

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. 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. First ramirez did it and he j s cut his guitar teeth on a laminated side ramirez guitar. This is how i make my guitar sides.

Second it makes bending sides easier two thin pieces to bend rather than one thicker piece.