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coach

Post subject: mahogany top thickness

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:36 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:31 pm
Posts: 158
Location: Atlanta GA
First name: Sean
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Any recommendations on the thickness of a mahogany top for an all mahogany small jumbo? bracing wood recommendations?

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Terence Kennedy

Post subject: Re: mahogany top thickness

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:03 pm

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Joined: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:21 pm
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Location: Alexandria MN

I was just about to start a thread on the same topic. I'll add a question about species as well and hang up and listen.

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David Newton

Post subject: Re: mahogany top thickness

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:44 pm

Koa

Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:13 am
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Location: United States
State: Texas
Focus: Repair
Status: Professional

ditto Todd,
and spruce is always best for top braces.

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JSDenvir

Post subject: Re: mahogany top thickness

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:02 am

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Location: Cobourg ON
First name: Steve
Last Name: Denvir
City: Baltimore
State: ON
Zip/Postal Code: K0K 1C0
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

In my (very limited) experience, Todd and David are right. I just finished my first all-mahogany guitar on Sunday, and I'm thrilled with it. An OM. Loud, punchy and very articulate. I have a hard time imagining it opening up all that much, if only because I can't imagine making a guitar that sounds that nice. I'm not that good :-)

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David Newton

Post subject: Re: mahogany top thickness

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:43 am

Koa

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Location: United States
State: Texas
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I think Steve is right.
My one all Mahogany guitar hasn't "opened up" anything like a spruce top guitar normally does.
It did sound awesome right out of the gate though! bliss

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Hupaand

Post subject: Re: mahogany top thickness

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:29 pm

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Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:36 pm
Posts: 287
First name: Hugh
Last Name: Anderson
City: Lake Oswego
State: oregon

I built a j45 style with a mahogany top at just under .120. It sounds really good. It's been over a year and I'm convinced that it's opened up a bit. Spruce braces.

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