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The L series flattop guitars first appeared in 1926. [2] with spruce top and, in the beginning of their production, employed either X, H, or A bracing patterns. The L-1 models have carved maple or birch back and sides, while the less-expensive L-0 models have strained birch back and sides. Both have 12 frets clear of body, 25" scale length.
Fiddleback may refer to: Fiddleback chasuble , a Christian liturgical vestment Fiddleback maple , a particular grain of maple wood used for musical instruments
Backside view of a violin. Flame maple (tiger maple), also known as flamed maple, curly maple, ripple maple, fiddleback or tiger stripe, is a feature of maple in which the growth of the wood fibers is distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern, producing wavy lines known as "flames".
In 2008 Gibson released two new versions of the guitar, the first of which was the "50-Year Commemorative Explorer". This version features a solid mahogany body with AA-grade maple top, and the body style is the so-called "new retro Explorer", which has rounded edges. The second is called the "Reverse Explorer" due to its inverted body style.
Variations of maple (commonly maple wood with flamed or quilted grains) are used on the tops of electric guitars for aesthetic purposes. The very sturdy frame of the modern piano is usually made of maple or of beech. Mahogany may be used in the tops of some guitars as well as the back, sides, and necks of instruments of the mandolin and guitar ...
The Gibson CS-336 is a semi-hollow electric guitar manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation's Custom, Art & Historic Division ("CS" is an abbreviation for "Custom Shop"). "). Introduced in 2001, [1] the CS-336 was the Custom Shop's first "tonally carved" guitar, meaning that the back, center block, and sides are carved from one single piece of wood (maho
A top hat, also known as a stove pipe or snoot, is a device used in theatrical lighting to shield the audience's eyes from the direct source of the light. [1] It is shaped like a top hat with a hole in the top, and the brim being inserted into the gel frame holder on a lighting instrument.
The Gibson ES-339 is the descendant of the ES-335.It is made from a solid maple center block and maple laminate top, back and sides. It is smaller than the ES-335, closer to the size of a Les Paul model.