MOTM

Thanks to all of you who have shared your experience on this matter!!

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.

All of my fancy plans were for solid wood and I don't know if it would
translate to ply. If I had a planer & jointer I would probably continue as
is, breadboard style, but right now I'm fence sitting. I was *really* into
the idea of using hardwood and mitering my edges with a router & lock-miter
bit for an invisible, classy, strong glue joint... I don't know if plywood
precludes that.

I do understand that ply tends to warp less than solid wood, but would it
really be SO much of a problem in Moog-like cabinets? 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. On the other
hand, it's probably 8" deep, not 14".  Warping, hmmm... one of the 'analog
realities' of this part of the process, eh? <g> We're putting vactrols in
our filters... maybe the cases should be warped? Just kidding... that's a
physicality I can live without!

Thanks again in advance to all of you!!

Mr. T

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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