Casino Design Question....?

[Murph]

I was looking at some pics of the Inspired By Lennon and never really thought about it before.

 

The fact that they are hollow, without a center block, and the design of the tailpiece, ect. There would seem to be a lot of DOWN pressure on the top. Do they ever sink?

 

[charlie brown]

Mine's 44 years old, and it's as nice/stable, as it ever was. Can't say that everyone's won't

have problems, but I'm sure Gibson/Epiphone designed them, to last "a lifetime." Some of

the "long neck" versions of the ES-330, had neck joint problems, but I've really never heard

of the top caving, on it, or the Casino. Their bodies are "cross-laminated" as well...so that

increases strength.

 

CB

[Notes_Norton]

I have a 1970 ES 330 (basically the same guitar) and it's fine.

 

Actually, I think there is more inherent problems with flat top acoustics (unless they have a trapeze tailpiece like those "gypsy" guitars). There is a lot of string pressure pulling on that glued on bridge.

 

"Archtop" violins, violas, cellos and double basses have been around for a long time, and I don't think they have a major problem with the top sinking either.

 

But I suppose anything is possible.

 

Insights and incites by Notes ?

[milod]

I think Notes kinda nailed it.

 

Figure you've got downward pressure angled from the strings; no more pressure fore and aft than any other archtop which appears to me to be less than the forward pull and torque on a flat top.

 

The old less expensive guitars like the Stella 12 string had an independent bridge and tailpiece - so I'm guessing that no matter how you look at it, there would be less tension on a top that way than with a fixed bridge on a flattop. Come to think of it, that's why the arch was introduced in the architecture. <grin>

 

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[Hall]

Mine's 44 years old' date=' and it's as nice/stable, as it ever was. Can't say that everyone's won't

have problems, but I'm sure Gibson/Epiphone designed them, to last "a lifetime." Some of

the "long neck" versions of the ES-330, had neck joint problems, but I've really never heard

of the top caving, on it, or the Casino. Their bodies are "cross-laminated" as well...so that

increases strength.

 

CB[/quote']

 

 

A factor for sure, "cross laminated".