Bending Laminated Guitar Sides

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.

Bending laminated guitar sides.

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. Very simple approach to guitar side bending. 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.

We offer side material that is perfectly dimensioned for practicing bending on your bending machine or bending iron. On a large flat surface trace the curves of both the bass and treble sides. 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. Second it makes bending sides easier two thin pieces to bend rather than one thicker piece.

When bending check your progress by placing the sides top edge down onto this pattern. Strips of thin veneer are prepared as 100mm strips about a metre long this one is for a parlour 3 4 size guitar. First ramirez did it and he j s cut his guitar teeth on a laminated side ramirez guitar. 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.