rodpacheco -> RE: Hello can someone explain me what is laminated wood ? (Apr. 26 2010 9:20:56)
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Hello! Laminated wood would be a "sandwich" of woods. Let's say the back of a flamenco guitar could be either a solid piece, a "mirror" like cut of a piece of wood. It could also be a laminated piece, from let's say 3 or 4 different pieces of Sycamore. Aesthetics, would be one difference. Some say the quality of tone, the way vibrations travel through the wood, etc. etc. The COST of the wood is one mayor difference, as it is easier to gather enough cut outs to make a lamination, but it is not necessarily a bad thing. I believe that for example, José Romanillos, one the most well known and respected luthiers would rather use a Laminated spruce top of the best quality, as opposed to a solid top of good spruce.
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