Four Piece Top

Wood choice logic, brace shapes, braces patterns -- what and why for the "heart of the guitar"
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TonyinNYC
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Four Piece Top

Post by TonyinNYC » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:45 am

I had this soundboard I wanted to use for a current guitar, but I am building a dread and the top was only 7.5" wide. This called for a four piece top. Here is how I did it:

Here is the top cut out with the future wings visiting their original homes:
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Here they are after I flipped them, rotated them 180 and matched the grain lines up nicely.
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All glued up and drying:
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That is where I am right now.
Thanks for looking!

Tony

Dave Bagwill
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Re: Four Piece Top

Post by Dave Bagwill » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:10 am

Way to go, dude. I am gonna use that.
-Under permanent construction

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