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Old 02-18-2019, 05:29 AM
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That is lovely
Thanks amohr!

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Originally Posted by Zandit75 View Post
Gorgeous as always.
Have you considered not binding some guitars? As it looks here, it almost perfectly blends in and could look like its from one piece of timber!!
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faux binding
I have done a couple of Mahogany guitars without binding on the back. I had one with rather plain Mahogany where the back and sides blending well. I had a rib bevel which just was an additional contour and blended right in. I thought it all looked great but, I seemed to be the only one though.
Binding on top is another story. The binding and purfling does a lot to protect the softer soundboard. Plus, I am willing to argue that putting that hard edge around the top makes the guitar sound better. I can hear the difference when tapping a top before and after binding. I am saying “better” here. People sometimes like to say “different” and I’ll agree as far as “better” qualifies as “different”!

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Last edited by Mark Hatcher; 04-07-2019 at 05:18 PM.