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Originally Posted by MC5C
On the MIMF a chap named Eric is rebuilding a water-damaged Epiphone Triumph from 1938. He's going to measure and plot the top and back, but initial measurements show that it was carved a lot heavier and thicker than current practice. So I would say that there is something to the idea that early archtops were meant for heavy comping, and not a light touch.
Brian
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I just finished working on an early 1950s Epi Triumph and the top plate thickness at the rims front and back measured 3/16."