Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

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Dave Bagwill
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Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

Post by Dave Bagwill » Mon May 22, 2017 11:30 am

I think I brought this up a couple of years ago - but I still have this red cedar top that a student took down way thin (for red cedar) - it's pretty floppy and I wonder if it is worth cutting braces for and seeing if they can make the thing useful.
Thoughts?
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Re: Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

Post by Jim Ebert » Mon May 22, 2017 12:10 pm

Dave, maybe you could take it down even more and use it for a double top.
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Re: Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

Post by Dave Bagwill » Mon May 22, 2017 12:19 pm

JIm - never crossed my mind. I'll give that some thought - it would be fun to try.
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Re: Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

Post by Herman » Mon May 22, 2017 12:32 pm

Something for a small guitar?

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Re: Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

Post by Tim Benware » Mon May 22, 2017 2:57 pm

I did that a few years ago Dave and set it aside. A couple months ago I used it for an ukulele top and work GREAT!
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Re: Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

Post by Dave Bagwill » Mon May 22, 2017 5:04 pm

Thanks guys.
Yeah, it is currently cut to a L-00 size, but I could make a 00 or something like that I suppose. Do you think that would work?
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Re: Red cedar student boo-boo - too thin?

Post by ken cierp » Mon May 22, 2017 6:55 pm

Nylon string

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