Acoustic Guitar Construction

In modern production installing binding is increasingly skipped.
They say it is for esthetical reasons, but believe me, it is for cost- and labour saving.
I for me am convinced that well routed, glued and installed binding helps in anchoring the top to the sides. And therefore it helps for a better sound.
Try yourself:
1. When the body is completed, without the binding, tap the top and hear what the tone and sustain do...."Poing".
2. Rout the binding slot and do the same tap....."thud".
3. Install the binding and let it dry for a day. Tap the top....."poiiiing".

I experience this every time. Try it yourself and get convinced that a decent binding is of great value.
Let me know.
Herman

I agree good bindings make a difference. I have heard exactly what you describe. I have seen it as well with a spectrum graph of the body resonances before and after binding.

Good info, Herman

We on the forum had a good discussion on the subject:
viewtopic.php?t=175

I've not made a bindingless guitar and never plan to.
Probably does sound better, but fir SURE looks better with a nice binding/purfling scheme

I completely agree. I also believe that the bonding of wood binding makes it even stronger and better. I have also started using solid liners rather than kerfing. It's a lot of bending on an iron.

I'e bent bindings in a mold (and touched them up on a pipe); can't see why sets of solid linings couldn't be gang-bent in the mold, the same way, saving some time and being more consistent (or sharing the same errors).

That's how I do it Peter. Check this thread, https://acousticguitarconstructionforum ... php?t=3562.