Allan wrote:In a nut shell - 'we don't need no stinkin' rules!'
Allan, do you mean to say I can continue to play with my ideas to laminate PSG top plates / sound boards out of thin sheets of wood, aluminum and steel? Would be nice...
Of course, some will, or already do, think I'm mad, but I prefer to take up stress/tension in aluminum neck and frame and use wood (mostly) for its decorative qualities. Thus, an 8-10 millimeter thick laminated top plate / soundboard (half that of what is being discussed in this thread) with the right sound qualities (pr. my own definition) when combined with the rest, will do nicely once I've gotten the layer-mix and gluing-technique with high-pressure and heat right - should keep me occupied for a while when I get home.
Once that is under control, the neck and frame will probably be built up using similar laminating techniques. There I intend to also take advantage of various wood-types' sound-dampening qualities when put as thin layers between equally thin layers of metal.
FWIW: I really like the CarpSteel for its sound qualities, strength and low weight - it certainly doesn't look like much...
Anyway, I bought a CarpSteel in Dallas - so I won't have to carry heavy (wooden or otherwise) steels around whenever and wherever I want to play - and now that I know what one can get out of a stamped-out piece of aluminum I really like that '... no stinkin' rules!' rule
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