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| Author: | George Thomas [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | One Piece Top |
Hi: A friend gave me a serious old growth piece of Western Red Cedar. It measures 22" long and 16" wide. It has been sitting in storage for about 40 years at a former shake and shingle mill and has a great ring to it. I will know more when I get it to a uniform thickness. The growth rings per inch go from 26 to 9. What do you think about a one piece top? I am sure someone has to have done this at some point. Thanks. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One Piece Top |
Couple things come to mind here .... 1 - it will certainly look out of the ordinary, but hey, its your choice. 2 - the top may not be the same stiffness on one side/edge to another .. if so, I would put the weaker side on the bass - and/or alter the bracing to stiffen up that side. The main reason you dont see too many is rarity of pieces cut that way .... A local supplier had some, but wanted way more than what a std two piece top cost --- I saw no reason to pay more for them, and them you never know if someone wont like it (if not building for yourself, or a specific customer) This is of course more of an acoustic thing .. lots of one piece tops on electrics, but they are usually narrower anyway. |
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