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Scanman413
Posted 2012-03-01 10:14 PM (#451262)
Subject: Solid top or laminate?


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Location: New Jersey		Hi Folks, I was under the impression that the Korean Celebs were not solid tops but laminates. I'm still searching for as much info as I can on my '05 SACP247. I found this Korean website which had some nice photos of the guitar in different finishes. Of course I forgot to buy the Rosetta Stone software for Korean -but I did see this photo and the sticker says...well, you can see what it says. Do they tell the truth or is this marketing hype? And if it IS a solid top-is it quilted maple? Maple veneer over solid Spruce? Thanks for any info you can give.

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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2012-03-01 11:42 PM (#451272 - in reply to #451262)
Subject: Re: Solid top or laminate?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		It sez "Solid Top" on the sticker.

Some, if not many, Celebrity guitars have solid tops.
CSE and CDX are solid. Some others too I guess.
Also, there are Cedar topped Celebrity's.

Now... Looking at that Quilted Maple, I don't know if that would be a veneer or what.
When you look inside is the wood-grain lengthwise and does it look like Good grain.

I once had a really pretty CS257 Celebrity, but when I looked inside there was a seam running at a 60° angle and the wood grain went two different directions.
So many laminate tops are really obvious when you look inside.

Side story... I had a China-made iDea CC54i that stated solid-top on the label on the box.
Looking inside... Yup, it looked solid and the wood grain went the right way.
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Patch
Posted 2012-03-02 6:20 AM (#451283 - in reply to #451262)
Subject: RE: Solid top or laminate?



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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent		It would be VERY unusual to have a solid maple top. I had to custom order mine.
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Scanman413
Posted 2012-03-02 6:51 AM (#451285 - in reply to #451262)
Subject: RE: Solid top or laminate?


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Location: New Jersey		Thanks for the replies- I'll definitely check the inside. I know that when I look at the sound holes, there are three distinct "layers"- the uppermost being the epaulets. I figured that the next layer was the maple and then the Spruce. I'm too inquisitive for my own good sometimes- the guitar looks great and plays beautifully- what can I say, I'm a history buff.
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Patch
Posted 2012-03-02 8:32 AM (#451289 - in reply to #451262)
Subject: RE: Solid top or laminate?



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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent

You still have to be careful when you compare the inside. Again, I don't know about the imports, but American Ovations have their own way of doing laminated tops that can fool the casual observer.

You can see more about it HERE.

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Scanman413
Posted 2012-03-02 9:22 AM (#451292 - in reply to #451262)
Subject: RE: Solid top or laminate?


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Location: New Jersey		Patch thanks for that link-great info there. Tonight I'll open her up and take a look inside. Now I just need to find some pics of what spruce and maple look like.
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