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bob J

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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:32 pm

Koa

Joined: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:20 am
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First name: Bob
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What thickness of Nomex do you use between tops?

Which top (showing or inside) is the primary sound producer?
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RayH

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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:32 am

Mahogany

Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:12 pm
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Location: Canada

Bob,

For info on double tops you can visit www.dunwellguitar.com and go to "Luthier's Pages" then "Let's Build A Guitar". He gives a lot of good info and a pictorial view of their construction and the use of Nomex.

Also, Randy Reynolds did a very good artical in GAL on double tops and their construction with Nomex.

Hope this helps a bit.

Ray

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bob J

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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:39 am

Koa

Thank you Ray, SPOT ON

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Hesh

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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:28 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Country: United States
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Hopefully Peter will weigh in here too - his 2Tops are very cool.

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peterm

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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:29 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Hey Bob,
I don't use Nomex on my double tops but there is not one particular layer "producing" the sound. A double top acts at a whole new top and thats why it sounds different. Same thing with regular soundboards. Different species and boards don't "produce" sound but vibrate and react differently to string input...

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GregH

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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:39 am

Cocobolo

Joined: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:23 am
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Location: United States

Apologies for a possible thread hijack, but I just had to comment,

I wish I had known about Alan Dunwell when I was in Nederland, Colorado a couple of years ago. The big attraction was "Grandpa in the Tuff Shed". Go check it out, you won't believe it.

Frozen Dead Guy Days

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