« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2015, 08:10:55 AM »
Has any builder done a popular guitar with the back and sides being different woods from each other?
yep
http://elderly.com/items/10U-4281.htm
I wonder how rosewood and maple would be together??
michael
probably like this one
http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/MTV2G.htm
I have to wonder whether there's really a perceptible sonic effect from mixing body woods like that -- the implication being the higher frequencies are enhanced by the use of Maple/Mahogany on the treble-string side of the guitar, and lower frequencies by Rosewood on the bass-string side...? Given that the sound will radiate universally from the soundboard, does it all kind-of blends together to create a 'hybrid' sound of some kind...? Or is it just an interesting cosmetic touch...?
I'm pretty sure I've seen some mixed-wood offerings from
Blueberry Guitars, including mixed woods on the soundboard (
here's one with a half-Cedar/half-Spruce soundboard). Their guitars are reputed to be very compelling sonically, although I've not had an opportunity to sample one. And the design craftsmanship is undeniable -- but also a bit too, shall we say, ornate for my tastes...
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