H535 solid or laminateFoll

[houndhome]

Following my opuchase of a 1988 H535 last week (see previous post) I was browsing through old Heritage sales

leaflets that i have and found a disparity. One(1989 Heritage leaflet) says that the H535 has laminate top and back and solid rim.The 

other (U.K.Barnes and Mullins) says that the H535  has curly maple top but solid  curly maple back and sides. Is the back on a H535

solid or laminate?

 

[TalismanRich]

The 535 is laminate on the top and bottom.   The sides are solid, which is different from the ES335 spec.

On our tours of the factory, they have shown us how the actually make the laminates from thin sheets of wood, and then how they steam press the arch into the sheet vs how something like the 575 is carved.   I can't remember wood layers they use for the laminate.   

 

[TalismanRich]

 

[Steiner]

Rich is right.  Only the full hollowbodies at Heritage are non-plywood (Eagles, 575s and 16s).