Category:Gibson Les Paul pancake bodies
"Crossbanding" (or "Multipiece" construction ???) on Gibson Les Paul, sometimes incorrectly referred as "Pancake body".
[In the ECL and Norlin-era since 1969] Les Paul designs were altered and a reinforced upper neck volute to decrease headstock breaks was added. Neck woods were changed from one-piece mahogany to a three-piece maple design. The body was also changed from one-piece mahogany with a maple top to multiple slabs of mahogany with multiple pieced maple tops. This is referred to as "multipiece" construction, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "pancake" body. The expression "pancake body" actually refers to a body made of a thin layer of maple sandwiched between two slabs of mahogany, with a maple cap. The grain of the maple was placed at 90 degrees to that of the mahogany. The "pancake"-like layers are clearly visible when looking at the edge of the guitar. This process is also known as "crossbanding", and was done for strength and resistance to cupping/warping. Crossbanding was phased out by 1977.
Further reading
[edit]- TT Zop (photos · photo sets) (February 2010). TT Zop: Gold Top Retrofit. Flickr. "Restoring a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top guitar back to a premium vintage -- and better than original -- condition."
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Media in category "Gibson Les Paul pancake bodies"
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1972 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe.jpg 800 × 600; 281 KB
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1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (SN 620310) body back (2010-02-06 by TT ZOP).jpg 1,944 × 2,592; 123 KB
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1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (SN 620310) pancake body side (2010-02-28 by TT Zop).jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 188 KB
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1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (SN 620310) stripped and naked (2010-02-06 by TT ZOP).jpg 1,944 × 2,592; 145 KB
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1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom.JPG 2,134 × 2,848; 862 KB
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Gibson Les Paul Goldtop retrofit based on 1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (SN 620310).jpg 1,944 × 2,592; 181 KB