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Originally Posted by Ronen Tat
No argue about that!
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Really though, there is no exact measurement foe the laminations. The Core is the thickest and then the Top and Back, and last the laminates. Some woods need to, or come out thinner in the top woods. Sometimes the core comes out thinner when leveling before gluing. All woods vary in sound, weight, and other factors within the same species so we don't go crazy in getting exact lamination thicknesses bass to bass. Just that the top woods are all exact to each other and the laminates as well within themselves. The Core is a single piece per side so it doesn't have to match other layers.
Sometimes we have a beautiful piece of figured Top wood and it comes out thin in the end because it started a bit thin. In that case we build the rest of the body (core and laminates) around that. For the most part, we make them fairly consistent to specific numbers unless something in nature changes. Heavier woods like Ebony and Cocobolo are kept to a maximum in thickness for the Top/outer plates due to their weight and density for the tone. Maple and Walnut are the lighter Top woods so they have more leeway in thickness. Like I said, not an exact science but a guesstimate as to what we think will work for the sound. So far, our 'batting average' is quite high!
