Making Laminated Guitar Sides

Watch me take a regular piece of wood and thin it down to 2mm thick really easi.

Making laminated guitar sides.

This is a new method for making really thin wood boards for a guitar s sides. Strips of thin veneer are prepared as 100mm strips about a metre long this one is for a parlour 3 4 size guitar. First ramirez did it and he j s cut his guitar teeth on a laminated side ramirez guitar. 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 believe one of the reason s ramirez began using a laminate side was because of the tendency for d. That would be like putting walmart brand tires on a porsche. Laminating is also a way to bend otherwise unbendable wood. 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.

Second it makes bending sides easier two thin pieces to bend rather than one thicker piece. 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. I then ripped it into thin strips and thickness sanded them.

Laminate back and sides. As the price gets higher many companies will also make the back and sides solid wood and now the entire body is considered solid. Nigra to crack when bent. You will never find a guitar with a solid back and sides and laminate top.

More guitar builders are making instruments using materials other than wood.