Bending Laminated Guitar Sides

Very simple approach to guitar side bending.

Bending laminated guitar sides. This first part shares portions of making of two guitar bodies one dreadnaught coco bolo back and sides laminated maple neck sitka top rosewood board two my own design 5 piece brazilian. Laminate back and sides in an effort to offer customers other more affordable options many builders also make guitars featuring laminate back and sides. We offer side material that is perfectly dimensioned for practicing bending on your bending machine or bending iron. This is how i make my guitar sides.

Use a permanent marker and choose a surface that can withstand repeated contact with the wet wood. Laminate guitars on the other hand can be made to accentuate certain color variations and grain patterns in the wood that are not only pleasing to the eye but are far more cost effective as well. Strips of thin veneer are prepared as 100mm strips about a metre long this one is for a parlour 3 4 size guitar. I believe one of the reason s ramirez began using a laminate side was because of the tendency for d.

Many times these guitars are stained in such a way that an otherwise plain cut of maple or cherry wood for example can be made to look just as. On a large flat surface trace the curves of both the bass and treble sides. Nigra to crack when bent. Using solid wood for the top is still preferred by most builders because the top plays a major role in translating the initial energy of vibrating guitar strings into rich acoustic sound.

First ramirez did it and he j s cut his guitar teeth on a laminated side ramirez guitar.