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mounirben -> Thickness of the Back (May 22 2015 14:59:01)

Hi,

What is the thickness that you choose four your Backs (Cypress & Indian Rosewood, also i'm considering building a test guitar with Mahagony/Sapelli)



Andy Culpepper -> RE: Thickness of the Back (May 22 2015 19:38:29)

I aim for a target stiffness of the back by flexing it with my thumbs just as I do the top. The thickness will vary with the type and properties of the wood you're using. I'll take Rosewood as thin as 1.8 - 1.9 mm sometimes, Cypress sometimes as thick as 2.5 mm. I'd say average would be about 2.0 for EIR and 2.2 for Cypress, usually a bit thinner at the edges.



constructordeguitarras -> RE: Thickness of the Back (May 22 2015 21:44:58)

Mine are in the same ballpark as Andy's.



mounirben -> RE: Thickness of the Back (May 24 2015 21:59:35)

Thank you Andy & Ethan,

Otherwise do you tune your back (tap tone) ? if it a yes, for which note do you tune it.

Thanks again



constructordeguitarras -> RE: Thickness of the Back (May 25 2015 3:31:08)

No.



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