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| Author: | Bailey [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Double toppers |
Any info out there on placement and construction of the Contreras style Double top? I know others are producing double tops...some with wood tops and others are doing composition. I just don't happen to have an old one laying around to take apart. It seems a second top is mounted just 1/4-1/2 in. above the back.... What is the soundhole size relationship and placement between the 2 tops. Is there any flaring or arch in the second top? Since the second top wouldn't a doesn't require supporting bracing for structure, what type of minor thin bracing would be necessary? Mr. Curious, Kent Bailey |
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| Author: | wbergman [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Double toppers |
I could be wrong, but I think that the first Contreras double tops were simply a back made of top wood (cedar or spruce) with a thin outside veneer to protect it from damage and make it look like a normal back. |
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