Zeppeholic Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 What is the difference between flamed maple tops and figured top? what IS a figured top exactly and could someone please explain it to me (pics help too!) thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 As far as I am aware...flamed is just flamed... :blink: Whereas figured can include flamed as well as other special woods like birdseye... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 As far as I am aware...flamed is just flamed... :blink: Whereas figured can include flamed as well as other special woods like birdseye... V Correct. Figured can mean any graining with a certain uniformity like flame, tiger, quilt, or birdseye. The more consistent the graining appears over a certain surface, the more As will result evaluating it. On the contrary, timbers with no obvious or an inconsistent graining are called plain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 . With pics . . . . In general when discussing figuring, "grain" usually refers to the growth rings of the tree the wood was cut from, and "figuring" refers to the visual properties of the wood that can be seen and sometimes enhanced by the cut of the wood. In a plain top only the grain can be seen (1st pic below), there is no figuring. In a top figured with flame (curly maple), both the grain and figuring can be seen (2nd pic below), although sometimes the figuring can be so strong that it obscures the grain (3rd pic below). In the pic (2nd below), you can see the flame figuring is more or less perpendicular in relation to the grain. As previously commented there are other types of figuring - quilt, birdseye, burl, etc. PLAIN TOP only the grain visible, no figuring . (plain tops have no figuring grade) FIGURED FLAME TOP with both the grain and figuring visible . (Grade: AAA) FIGURED FLAME TOP with such strong figuring that the grain is obscured . (Gibson grade: AAAAA) FIGURED BIRDSEYE TOP with both the grain and figuring visible . (Gibson grade: AAA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppeholic Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 . With pics . . . . In general when discussing figuring, "grain" usually refers to the growth rings of the tree the wood was cut from, and "figuring" refers to the visual properties of the wood that can be seen and sometimes enhanced by the cut of the wood. In a plain top only the grain can be seen (just below), there is no figuring. In a top figured with flame (curly maple), both the grain and figuring can be seen (in the pic 2nd below), although sometimes the figuring can be so strong that it obscures the grain (3rd pic below). In the pic (2nd below, you can see the flame figuring is more or less perpendicular in relation to the grain. As previously commented there are other types of figuring - quilt, birdseye, burl, etc. Thank you very much for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Just remember that there is no Flame Top Bureau somewhere, chainsmoking and rating guitar tops. Any maker can call any top anything they want, so they do. What is two As to one is 6 As to another, Paul Reed calls them 10 Tops, and that too means absolutely nothing but whatever he wants it to mean. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaicho8888 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 You have one terrific looking flamed LP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn6490 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Here is a video exlpaining maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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