Why do they call them "pancake bodies"?

[Help!I'maRock!]

When you think about it, they should really be called "sandwich bodies".

 

[DFB]

A guitar is a sandwich too?

 

[Grant Harding]

Titebond sammich.

 

[Jbird]

If they are weight-relieved, would that make them waffle-bodies?

 

[Knox in Box]

Would a one piece body then be considered an open face sandwich body?

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

Croissant corps.

 

[newbuilder]

Would a one piece body then be considered an open face sandwich body?

Flatbread?


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[frunobulax]

a tall stack could be a pancake sammich.

 

[Guitar Heel]

Would a one piece body then be considered an open face sandwich body?

 

[reverend1]

When you think about it, they should really be called "sandwich bodies".

Sorry, I thought we were still talking about the girl from Golden Corral.

 

[335clone]

They should only be called pancake bodies if there are two or more pieces below a maple cap.

 

[bsman]

IMO, the pancake body wasn't/isn't an issue. I've played a number of examples, and cannot detect any notable tonal differences between them and the subsequent 'traditional' LPs. Given the fact that wood is a natural substance, there is going to be sufficient variation within any one piece of wood to essentially negate any advantages over a laminated/pancake body.

 

[335clone]

IMO, the pancake body wasn't/isn't an issue. I've played a number of examples, and cannot detect any notable tonal differences between them and the subsequent 'traditional' LPs. Given the fact that wood is a natural substance, there is going to be sufficient variation within any one piece of wood to essentially negate any advantages over a laminated/pancake body.

I wonder about the difference between the vertical glue strips on traditional multi piece bodies compared to the horizontal layers of glue on a pancake body. Keeps me up at night.

 

[BlockInlay]

looks more like a hot dog body to me

 

[irishstu]

Is it maybe because the middle bit is actually made of pancake? Did you think about that?

 

[Honkridge]

in some countries hide glue is considered syrup

 

[Steverino]

Dang, that bridge pickup is way up there, at least from that angle.