Textured vs. Cross Weave

Slipkid Posted 2006-07-06 9:27 AM (#248534) Subject: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan Are the textured tops thinner that the the cross weave tops? The textured top seems to have a finer weave pattern. Do they use the same cross weave material but just put a different finish on it? I know I posted this question in another thread but it got lost in all the witty banter. Koenig Kurt Posted 2006-07-06 9:55 AM (#248535 - in reply to #248534) Subject: Re: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: April 2006 Posts: 848 Location: Munich, Germany Hi Brad, my digital meter says 0.088" at both guitars, the 1581 RI and the W597. That is, in fact, including the epaulettes. I did not want to take them of for measuring. That is only for the thickness, I could not say anything about the coating. Regards, Kurt Slipkid Posted 2006-07-06 10:04 AM (#248536 - in reply to #248534) Subject: Re: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan Dunka Shane, Kurt!!! :D mtnbikerfred Posted 2006-07-06 10:04 AM (#248537 - in reply to #248534) Subject: Re: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: March 2005 Posts: 1421 Location: Orange County, California Since it's early I guess I'll strike, err answer first. Yes, Yes, No. Hey Bill!! we need some numbers. The only thing I could find quickly was from the Adamas technology page Beal Posted 2006-07-06 10:10 AM (#248538 - in reply to #248534) Subject: Re: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch I think they are all the same. The texture came from a piece of fabric that was put next to the top when it was made. The smt and the rest of those were against a smooth plate which is what the cross weave is but I'm not sure. Slipkid Posted 2006-07-06 10:47 AM (#248539 - in reply to #248534) Subject: Re: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan Ahh...so the fine weave feature is an imprint from what it was formed on rather than from the top material itself. Interesting. Beal Posted 2006-07-06 12:09 PM (#248540 - in reply to #248534) Subject: Re: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch On the original Ad 1 and 2 it was bvince Posted 2006-07-06 1:23 PM (#248541 - in reply to #248534) Subject: Re: Textured vs. Cross Weave Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3619 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) OK ... here's another related question then ... Is there a noticeable measured frequency response difference between the different tops. I could see (theoretically)how a textured top could throw frequency waves in a broader pattern than a flat (laquered) surface, and thus sound better from different angles. (the idea sounds feaseable)