Does this look like solid spruce to you or is it laminate?
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| Author: | 000lover [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wood Question (Archtop's Top) |
Does this look like solid spruce to you or is it laminate?
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| Author: | elysne [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood Question (Archtop's Top) |
It looks like a solid top to me. Looks like spruce. You could try a small mirror and a light to look inside... that will usually confirm it. |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood Question (Archtop's Top) |
It is difficult to tell from the photos. Look carefully at the edge of the f-holes for evidence of layers. I would doubt that it is solid spruce just based on the other shortcuts, such as the painted on binding and the faux figured maple sides. |
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| Author: | 000lover [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood Question (Archtop's Top) |
I agree with you Barry. It just looked so much like spruce I had to ask. I thought these "cheapo" harmony type archtops were usually made plywood that you could kind of see the swirly pattern under the sunburst like the picture: ...you can see the straight grain, so that's what through me. 
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| Author: | TimAllen [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood Question (Archtop's Top) |
I think some were made of solid spruce, but pressed rather than carved. |
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