![]() ![]() Touring musicians are constantly amazed at how stable Dingwall instruments are. Many of these problems could have been minimized through simple design changes and materials choices. In my years in the guitar repair business, I constantly had to deal with humidity-related problems made worse by the huge temperature and humidity swings of our local climate. Neck Construction We take neck construction very seriously due to our extensive experience in guitar repairs coupled with our geographic location and corresponding extreme climate. Available in any Metallic/ Candy Dingwall color. Colors Available in any candy, metallic, or pearl Dingwall ColorsĬandy Apple Red, Candy Blueberry, Candy Green, Candy Tangerine, Chrome Blue, Dark Candy Green, Candy Black Cherry, Optional Gulf Racing colors. The bodies almost look like they’ve been dipped in glass, yet the finish is extremely thin allowing it to be acoustically transparent. It not only looks great, but it sounds great too. Standard Top N/A Tone Chambers N/A Top Options N/A Exotic wood contrasting layer option N/A Matching Wood Cover Plates N/A Finish We use a special polyester that’s been formulated for electric guitars. For such a simple idea the results are pretty dramatic – warm, punchy treble strings with solid snappy bass strings. We then use a lower density wood (Alder) for the treble side to bring out the resonance and warm up the treble strings without making the bass strings sound muddy. This allows us to use a higher density wood such as Northern Ash for the bass side to accentuate the highs and give power to the lows without affecting the treble strings. To achieve this naturally equalizing body we turned traditional thinking on its side by laminating across the width of the body. ![]() At the time this had never been done before. What if we could take this concept one step further by focusing on the needs of the bass and treble strings separately? In effect creating a body that naturally balances tone between the bass and treble strings. However, our experience with the Novax Fanned-Fret ® system has opened up a whole new way of thinking about an instrument. This system works well to alter the tone response of all the strings as a group. For example, laminate a thick maple top on a mahogany core to increase the brightness of the mahogany. Body Core The traditional way of combining body woods to control tone is to laminate horizontally. ![]()
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