Lawrence
Feb-27-2004, 2:05pm
Builder Folk,
I'm about to start building an arched top and back mandolin, A-style, with a bent rosewood back. I've carved a few backs, but not bent any. Any words of wisdom? To approximate the same degree of bent-ness as a typical carved back, is it necessary to steam it, clamp it in a mold, etc? Alternatively, how much arch might I expect to get just by thinning the plate and gluing it to curved bracing, without heat?
Thanks a million,
-Lawrence
I'm about to start building an arched top and back mandolin, A-style, with a bent rosewood back. I've carved a few backs, but not bent any. Any words of wisdom? To approximate the same degree of bent-ness as a typical carved back, is it necessary to steam it, clamp it in a mold, etc? Alternatively, how much arch might I expect to get just by thinning the plate and gluing it to curved bracing, without heat?
Thanks a million,
-Lawrence