Guitar_dude23 Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 I'm going to try and build my first stratocaster type guitar in the next few months and I have a question about the body. All of the tutorials I have seen, have 2 peices of wood glued together to form the body. Why is it done this way?? wouldnt it be better if it was one solid peice of alder or ash?? And how much would it cost for a body blank size peice of Alder or ash in canada?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 the reason this is done is to prevent it from warping, a warped guitar body probaly wouldnt make you too happy Also, where bouts in canada?? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_dude23 Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 so is 2 peices the best or should I go with 3 or more??? And I live in winnipeg. Im really thinking of going with an ash body. How much would it cost?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 2 pieces works good glue em side by side to make one big piece, sum guitars have 4 two back 2 front like an lp, how many pieces you make it out of depends on the wood available to ya, theres always ebay if you cant find wood locally, as for price it depends on the kind of wood and the quality of it MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_dude23 Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Do you know of any websites that would sell body blanks?? preferably canadian ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Just go to a Windsor Plywood if you just want Ash. It'll cost like $30CDN. These are what guitar type places charge, in US dollars, too. LMI's prices StewMac's prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_dude23 Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Thanks alot for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 i disagree with the reason for using 2 piece bodies.the reason is that it is tough to find lumber large enough to make one piece bodies,so they glue them together.simple really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy610 Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Yeah, it is tough to find 1 piece of lumber big enough without it being 9 feet long also. (I just found that out when i went to Owl Hardwoods yesterday) but I also was told by the workers that if I was to get a solid piece it would more likely be slightly warped instead of true like it would be if you had two pieces jointed or glued up. Anyway, I went with the two piece ash and I'm building a strat too. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 I used 5 peices of Black Cherry for my Jackson replica, just make sure you plane each and all the glue edges and make sure they fit together with no seam, other wise it will look bad, and Wes, i agree with you a bit, but a one peice body will probaly be slightyly warped, unless made of acrylic of something, 2 or more peices is what I would use, IMO Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 after wood stabilizes you plane it flat,shape it,rout it,and finish it.it should not warp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 good point, but if it aint completly sealed, moisture, dry, warpage Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 i disagree with the reason for using 2 piece bodies.the reason is that it is tough to find lumber large enough to make one piece bodies,so they glue them together.simple really. Yeah. I think it's more so an avaliability issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_dude23 Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 How many peices would an American Fender Strat ash body from the 60's and 70's be made of?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 good point, but if it aint completly sealed, moisture, dry, warpage Curtis that is the whole purpose of finishing the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 How many peices would an American Fender Strat ash body from the 60's and 70's be made of?? I don't know if they were ash in the 60s, but I'd say 2 - 4 pieces, most likely 2, maybe 3 on the natural finish ash bodies of the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 It seems to me that it has to do with availability, price & strength of the quartesawn wood that guitars are more commonly made from 2 or more pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 quartersawn vs flatsawn really only matters in the neck...the body can be flatsawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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