Bending Laminated Guitar Sides

Use a permanent marker and choose a surface that can withstand repeated contact with the wet wood.

Bending laminated guitar sides.

On a large flat surface trace the curves of both the bass and treble 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 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. We offer side material that is perfectly dimensioned for practicing bending on your bending machine or bending iron.

First ramirez did it and he j s cut his guitar teeth on a laminated side ramirez guitar. Strips of thin veneer are prepared as 100mm strips about a metre long this one is for a parlour 3 4 size guitar. Second it makes bending sides easier two thin pieces to bend rather than one thicker piece. Nigra to crack when bent.

I believe one of the reason s ramirez began using a laminate side was because of the tendency for d. Very simple approach to guitar side bending. 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. We do not specify the exact species and there may be size deficiency or defects that prevent us from selling these for instrument building but if you are a beginning luthier and need tonewood for practicing we make these.

This is how i make my guitar sides.