Plywood is not tone wood?
I've heard the statement "Playwood is not tone wood" Yet by definition of plywood, layers laminate back and sides (even the nice type used by Taylor, Sigma, etc..) is plywood. As are the tops on high end classical guitars.
Since classical guitar luthiers are using plywood tops (again, see the definition of plywood) is it really true when you glue thin layers of wood together it is no longer "tone wood". It makes no sense if layering the wood together in this fashion really disqualified it from being tone wood then luthiers wouldn't use it... My Alvarez has laminated Rosewood b&s and it sounds great and I do wonder how much better it would sound if it weren't laminate and wonder if I would notice at all.
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