Why is the guitar made of laminated wood instead of solid wood?
Jim Hall’s D’Aquisto is made of laminated maple. b) Jim’s previous guitar was an ES-175 which is also a maple laminate guitar. c) Jim and I (and many other players) believe that a laminated top sounds superior to a solid wood top when played through an amplifier, with less feedback as well. Of the original prototypes, one was built with a 5-ply maple top, and the other with a spruce top. The 5-ply maple was the clear winner when played through an amp. I have been successful in designing a top and back that is considerably thinner than any other laminates available. The result is greater acoustic resonance without any sacrifice in feedback resistance.
