as some of you may know, i have been working on a "classical" style neck. i don't have any of the acoustic guitar equipment, like side bender, heating blanket/pipe bender, side molds, solera, thousands of clamps, top and side material...
so i was thinking, before i commit totally and plunge in to a thousand bucks of more crap, as long as this first neck is pretty crude, how feasible is a box shaped construction? i don't care if it "looks dumb".
i have read about sides somewhere and how the thickness of them does not influence sound, so i am thinking if i can build the sides out of standard lumber plank, perhaps maple if i'm feeling fancy, i can eliminate all the things that are (literally) keeping me awake at night. then all i'd have to do is purchase a top and back, no other equipment, and i could have me a "boxtar" classical.
but my question is, has it been done before, full size(not cigar box), and if so, is it possible to get a decent sound from a square box?
at this point i don't see why not; the only thing i can think of is: silly appearance; playing ergonomics; and maybe weight
cheers