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Another question, if I may---if working with plywood, is "fancy 
joinery" out of the question? Meaning, biscuits, lock-miter 
edges, ... I assume dovetailing would be a big "no" for the looks if 
nothing else.
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Ken, Synth of Doom uses butt joints with biscuits for the top->side 
and bottom->side joints, and mitered edges with biscuits for the top 
and bottom 'slant' front pieces. You could easily do a blind mortise 
with plywood. Forget a dovetail.

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By comparison, I have an 18-ish-year-old Korg CX3 organ that I 
*assume* is real hardwood (sure dents & scratches like it), and I 
don't notice any warpage. 
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Hmmm. I also had an original CX-3, and I was SURE that it was 
veneered. Can you see the bottom edges of the top case if you remove 
the bottom?

Moe