Double Top Guitars
I am curious about the tonal nature of double tops.
With a normal spruce, or cedar top we know what spruces sound like..and we know what the cedars sound like...but when 2 different types of wood are used for a top...which of the 2 woods " provide the tonal signature ?" Are both components of a double top ALWAYS the same..or are 2 different types sometimes used...and if 2 types are used..is the tone some kind of hybrid of the 2 woods. Any experts out there.? |
Thomas Rein was a forum member who I think used this method...not sure if he still lurks here.
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Double top
We're not ignoring you really :D
Double tops just aren't very common so I don't think too many people actually have any experience with them. I'm actually curious about the answer myself. |
If I remember correctly Larry Pattis has (or had) a very nice double topped guitar. He may chime in.
Mind you my memory isn't what it was (as far as I remember). MJRB |
Bamburg
I think there is a double-top Bamburg at Dream Guitars right now. I've been curious also. Hope we get some insight soon.
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I had the same question enter my head after seeing a Luna with 7 different top woods.
http://lunaguitars.com/vista_introduction.php |
Maybe Mr McKnight will chime in - I'll alert him!;)
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Played three double tops - all were forum roadtrip guitars.
Hard to be too specific as to the tone of a double top as it obviously varies from guitar to guitar, however the ones I have heard can play loud, play with an even tone from string to string and fret to fret, and are a little less organic sounding than single tops. The outside layer has more effect on tone than the inside layer. Here are the three I played and recorded (picture and sound clip of each). McKnight Diamond double top: Italian spruce/Italian Spruce http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Mu...andLexicon.wav http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n.../DSCF0012a.jpg Woolson Guitar LG Cedar/Lutz Spruce http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/WenWen.mp3 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/...be90291ded.jpg Cornerstone Guitar Cedar/Englemann double top http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Mu...eightTrain.mp3 http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Mu...toneGuitar.jpg |
I've played several and have yet to be convinced that they work as well on a steel string as they do on a classical.
Happy to be proved otherwise though... |
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BTW..we've met..my name is Raj..I bought my harp guitar in to Dave Croziers place to sell on commission ...I've been meaning to try out the new Aran range too... Take care Raj |
Hi Raj!
I think it's got a lot to do with how the monopole works on the two instruments... I've found double-topped steel-strings to be loud but a bit "cold" tonally. The added volume that the design lends to a nylon string and the way that a the instrument responds makes it more beneficial to a classical guitar as far as my own tastes go. |
Double top or more, does it mean the wood is over the other? If yes, wouldn't that be laminate already? :eek:
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Well, not really... it's two thin soundboards with a Nomex core...
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