One piece or two piece tops

[Willie]

I am not a builder but was wondering if a one piece top on a mandolin wouldn`t give more vibration then a glued two piece top? It seems the glue holding the two pieces together would deter some of the vibrations....Is there a pro and con of one or the other?...

Thanks....Willie :confused:

[billhay4]

Doesn't seem to be any difference. Though with a two piece top, you can mismatch the halves for acoustic purposes.
Bill

[HoGo]

I'd say with one piece top you always have mismatched halves as that wide piece will rarely be same on both sides and with two piece you have a chance to match them :-)
Good joint doesn't make any difference.

[toddjoles]

Many of the old blackface and whiteface A mandos were multi piece tops.