Chuck,
Gorgeous box!
If you have the capability to do a "TV rout" (you know, like an old style TV screen with rounded corners), dishing it out on the backside to 1/8"final thickness should improve the vibe characteristics of that top as a soundboard wonderfully. Is this gonna be an acoustic, or an acoustic-electric build? On your builds, do you do neck-throughs or bolt-ons? If neck-throughs, do you screw the top to the neck at the bridge and neck-set ends? Only reason I ask is that would determine how close you get to the edge with your router bit.
Are you comfortable removing that much material for a 1/8" final thickness? I don't dare to suggest you go to a 1/16" final thickness, since you might feel like you'd have to brace it - and 1/32" final thickness, I think you'd definitely need bracing. Plus the discomfort of cutting that deep into such a fine chunk of wood - one slip, and "Oh, SH****T!"
Louder (more volume) will also come from sound hole design and placement. What are your thoughts on that for this build?
Can't wait to see what you do with it. Would it, p'r'aps, we wonders, my precious, be for sale? ;-)
What is this "Box tester" you are talking about?
Chuck,
Gorgeous box!
If you have the capability to do a "TV rout" (you know, like an old style TV screen with rounded corners), dishing it out on the backside to 1/8"final thickness should improve the vibe characteristics of that top as a soundboard wonderfully. Is this gonna be an acoustic, or an acoustic-electric build? On your builds, do you do neck-throughs or bolt-ons? If neck-throughs, do you screw the top to the neck at the bridge and neck-set ends? Only reason I ask is that would determine how close you get to the edge with your router bit.
Are you comfortable removing that much material for a 1/8" final thickness? I don't dare to suggest you go to a 1/16" final thickness, since you might feel like you'd have to brace it - and 1/32" final thickness, I think you'd definitely need bracing. Plus the discomfort of cutting that deep into such a fine chunk of wood - one slip, and "Oh, SH****T!"
Louder (more volume) will also come from sound hole design and placement. What are your thoughts on that for this build?
Can't wait to see what you do with it. Would it, p'r'aps, we wonders, my precious, be for sale? ;-)
Chuck,
Thanks for the detail. 3/16" is how thick my plywood soundboard tops are, and they resonate pretty well. Sounds like it's gonna be a lovely build.
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