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Post by Marshall on Jul 16, 2023 8:14:19 GMT -5
Somebody on AGF posted about Kepma Guitars. He saw them in Beijing. He didn't really like the guitars. But the CNC video is cool.
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Post by Marty on Jul 16, 2023 9:07:47 GMT -5
Almost exactly the way Taylors are made. The exception being Taylor having better materials, design engineering and the use of good fast cure adhesives. Many Chinese makers have gone to vacuum clamped super glues which dry/cure lightning fast but do not always hold up if not applied perfectly.
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Post by amanajoe on Jul 16, 2023 11:05:40 GMT -5
They are following most best practices for commercially made guitars (including using plek and tonerite type setups).
The glue that I saw looked like standard wood glues, but it may be of the "tacky" variety (where cyanoacrylate is mixed in to accelerate set time).
Considering the price point they hit even on the elite series, it would be hard to fault them for the process they are using. Do they sound good and play good? I don't know, but as Marty said, essentially this is how Taylor's are built and not that far off from the automation that martin uses.
Since I've never found a Taylor that I actually liked playing, it is possible I'd find one from Kepma that I would like. We can always argue about the soul of the guitar being part of the luthier's touch that was put into it. I can tell you that while all built to the exacting machine specs, you have to try several as they all do sound different. That's the way wood is.
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Post by TKennedy on Jul 16, 2023 22:07:12 GMT -5
I can’t fault any of that. Should result in an instrument that can be set up to be made very playable and depending on specs sound decent.
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