marko_slash Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I'm about to build a carved top, pensa/suhr like guitar, but I actually don't know what is the thickness of back wood, and what is the thickness of top that would be carved....help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I'm not sure of the specific specs of the guitar in question, but you can make the ratio of the thickness of body wood to top wood anything you like. Just figure out how extreme your carve is going to be and use that as a minimum thickness for the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko_slash Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 What I actually need is to know what is the thickness on edges, and what is in the middle (part that is flat, where pickups and floyd are), that's my biggest problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Well see... This is most new builders biggest mistake. You all want to make a guitar EXACTLY the same as a production guitar. This is pointless, and not really worth it. Think about it, why do people like customs? Because most production guitars are to general and basic, and have some design issues that could be easily changed, but would cost the company more money. so they keep them the way they are. YOu need to just figure out what thickness guitar you like playing, then build your specs to that. It absolutely doesnt matter how thick the body is on the edge. And by asking that, You cant possibly get a real answer. There are hundreds of different carved top models, all with different thicknesses of tops, which changes the overall thickness. There really isnt a straight up answer for what you want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko_slash Posted May 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Cool. I though that there is some limit for thickness on the top...if there isn't, it's better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 The only limits are thick enough that the screw for the hardware don't stick out the back, or the trem block doesn't stick out too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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