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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | . . . it's all according to "how you slice it'. |
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Joined: November 2004 Posts: 4413
| The one I played, about 20 yeras ago, was made of pine. It was at a folk festival in Lincolnshire. The guy who made it was convinced that the world was going to beat a path to his door - he got quite upset when I offered my opinion. People often do. |
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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 2503
Location: Fayetteville, NC | Upset???? he got Upset??? With You???!! Unbelieveable! :eek: |
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Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8
Location: London, England | Thank you to everyone who replied to my question. I think I caused quite a debate! Not bad for my first input.
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | Originally posted by mtnbikerfred:
Originally posted by cwk2:
This raises an interesting question, Anybody seen a one piece top? On a flat top I mean? Yeah, on My Adamas :D :D :D Actually the early production Adamas guitars had the carbon-fibre laminates in 3 pieces, and the seam overlaps can be seen without looking too closely. According to the original Adamas owners manual this is because the Carbon fiber prepreg material used at the time was only available in 12" widths.
As for the early 3 piece spruce top guitars made from rotor blade stock, the consensus among those of us who own them is that we can't perceive a significant difference between them & a 2-piece top. The single most important factor in a guitar soundboard is it's strength to weight ratio, not how many pieces it's made from. That's why the Adamas top works so well, because it's very thin & light but also very stiff. Spruce that behaves like that is difficult to find & costs a fortune if you do. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | btw:
The website's lookin' GOOD, Master Templeman!! . . .
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