benno Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 Hey all, I have bought a alder strat style body that is made up of like 3 pieces of wood. I want to put a maple top on it. I have never done this before or used a maple veneer so i really have no idea. On the side of the body it is very curved, how do i go about fixing the top to this? Will it work? I have seen the tutorial but it is on a guitar with fairly perpendicular edges. Also are there many Aussies here? I need to know where you get your guitar parts from. I saw on Universal Jems Maple tops, they dont cost alot of money, but i dont know how fragile they are and how well they would travel from where ever they are coming from. Thanks for your time, regards benno Quote
guitar_ed Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 Hi Benno, What you will need is something called a vacuum clamp. Basically, it is a large plastic bag with all the air sucked out it, thus providing constant pressure across the entire surface. You can find them advertised on the web. BTW: The reality is a bit more complex than I explained above. Guitar Ed Quote
Brian Posted February 27, 2004 Report Posted February 27, 2004 You may want to settle into doing the flat part of the top and bursting the edge's to hide the edge of the veneer (much easier) Quote
benno Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Posted February 27, 2004 Brian mate, you are a legend. Great idea. -benno Quote
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