The Glue: Titebond 3
The Wood: Pine (I believe). I used pine because it was cheap (about 8 bucks) and I knew the owner of the local lumber store. I would really like/prefer to use tone woods next time around; like Alder, Ash, Mahogany but it is expensive and I dont know anyone who can get it to me cheap. Online sites sell guitar body blanks of these desired woods from around $75-$300.
The Body Blank: Its dimensions are 2 inches thick, 16 inches wide, and 25 inches long. Planing the wood makes for a clean joint between the two pieces I glued together. Also it makes for a flatter and a nice even plain to work with when installing the hardware (bridge, pickups, etc)
Any other questions, ask away! and I will fill you in!
Great information, thanks. When you mention "tone" woods, do you mean wood that has a nice grain and color or wood that has a different sound? Does 1 solid piece sound different than glued together pieces, or is it all about feel and looks (and price)?
ReplyDeleteTone woods from what I know are just woods that guitar makers use because they have a good sound to them. They are dense and give good harmonic vibration and resonate well. As for the grains and color, most put a thin layer of exotic woods on top of the main piece of the body because it has that flame effect or the grain has no knots in it, so the stains pop also.
ReplyDeleteThe one piece verses the two, i think its just about price. Its probably a lot cheaper to glue two standard pieces together, rather then mill out an odd specific one piece.