Horizontal grain on guitar body.

dobbinlecher · 08-28-2007, 04:04 AM

I've never seen a guitar body with the wood grain running horizontal. It usually follows the direction of the neck, and I was wondering if there's any reason in particular that it's done this way.

OzzyC · 08-28-2007, 04:18 AM

I believe it has something to do with how it resonates.

scott from _actual time_ · 08-28-2007, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobbinlecher

I've never seen a guitar body with the wood grain running horizontal. It usually follows the direction of the neck, and I was wondering if there's any reason in particular that it's done this way.

yes, there is. wood grain is stronger in the direction that the grain lines go, so carpenters always build things with the grain running the longest direction of the thing they're building. for an instrument, strength is a secondary issue to resonance, but it's still important.

dobbinlecher · 08-30-2007, 02:26 AM

thanks for your insight.

Jongpil Yun · 08-30-2007, 02:42 AM

My first thought was just that it's easier to find a tree with a diameter the width of the body then it is to find a tree whose diameter is the length of the body.

08-28-2007, 04:04 AM	#1
dobbinlecher ss.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5 Thanked: 0	Horizontal grain on guitar body. I've never seen a guitar body with the wood grain running horizontal. It usually follows the direction of the neck, and I was wondering if there's any reason in particular that it's done this way.

08-28-2007, 04:18 AM	#2
OzzyC :ubersquint: Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,342 Real Name: AntonioPetrucci Main Seven: RG1527RB Main ERG: I can has ERG? Rig: GNX3000 Thanked: 17	I believe it has something to do with how it resonates. You've got your head down You've got your eyes closed You look so pitiful now Your body encrusted with ash Breath heavy with toxins Hair singed and matted Clothes frayed and burnt You are left with nothing

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08-30-2007, 02:26 AM	#4
dobbinlecher ss.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5 Thanked: 0	thanks for your insight.

08-30-2007, 02:42 AM	#5
Jongpil Yun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,297 Real Name: JP Main Seven: RG 7620 (VK) Thanked: 26	My first thought was just that it's easier to find a tree with a diameter the width of the body then it is to find a tree whose diameter is the length of the body.


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