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Author: | Colin North [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 5:19 am ] |
Post subject: | Anyone used Shane's last tops? |
I purchased a dozen tops from the last of Shane's logs, and they weigh in at a very low S.G., down about 0.32. I know they were popular, and wondering how people got on with them? And I would be interested in the final thickness people have used for medium sized guitars. I'll be testing them using deflection testing and Gore's plate frequency methods anyway, but judging from density, they may be 0.12"+ |
Author: | Robbie_McD [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 8:33 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Anyone used Shane's last tops? |
Hi Colin, I am finishing up 3 guitars from Shane's "Swan Song" batch, Was just remarking to a friend what beautiful rays these perfectly quartered tops exhibit. This was the first batch that I "cooked" in a 200 deg oven in a frame for an hour. After cooking, using Gore's plate frequency method the target thickness ended up at an average of about 0.105" |
Author: | johnparchem [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 8:42 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Anyone used Shane's last tops? |
The last top from that batch I used for a 00 had a density of 375 Kg/M^3 and I ended up with .107" for target thickness. |
Author: | DannyV [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:18 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Anyone used Shane's last tops? |
Robbie_McD wrote: Hi Colin, I am finishing up 3 guitars from Shane's "Swan Song" batch, Was just remarking to a friend what beautiful rays these perfectly quartered tops exhibit. This was the first batch that I "cooked" in a 200 deg oven in a frame for an hour. After cooking, using Gore's plate frequency method the target thickness ended up at an average of about 0.105" I do have Trevor's books but haven't gotten thought them yet. ![]() Does the target thickness take into account the width of the guitar? How wide was .105 top guitar for you Robbie? Cheers, Danny |
Author: | Trevor Gore [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:56 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Anyone used Shane's last tops? |
DannyV wrote: Does the target thickness take into account the width of the guitar? Yes. Both body length and width (a and b in Robbie's chart). |
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