Westerly Wood
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And, perfect fit for the BGUF thread.
Duy Ngoc (Vietnamese)
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Nuuska
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On my train trip thru Siberia spring 1981 I met a young couple from Dikson - they were on their way to work at Vladivostok - they had a horrible guitar - which got much better when I put my capo on it - I gave it to them - sometimes I've wondered how they are - and they played my F512 - wonder if anybody ever believed when they were telling about it . . .
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Soul Tramp
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Probably to keep the humidity, maybe dust off them.
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What is the "BGUF thread"?
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SFIV1967
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You see this all over Asia, it is mainly a dust and dirt protection, mind there is often loads of dust in the air in those countries from the streets. But yes, also to protect from humidity and gems. Even in private houses and hotels you see this, they have covered everything in plastic wrapping. From couches and chairs to their remote controls of TVs. It's a huge problem as so much plastic is used and dumped in nature and the sea in Asia.
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I was wondering about humidity control in tropical environments. It seems the worry is too much moisture for acoustic guitars.
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We had 99% humidity in February. Water was dripping off the wall in our house and was pooled on the tile floors. There was a faint mist like fog inside the house!
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When I lived in Hong Kong we had to run multiple dehumidifiers all year long to keep the humidity level down to the proper range for my acoustic guitars and everything else in the house. They were large but you still had to dump them out every morning and every night as they filled up so fast. And that was with the air conditioners also running and removing moisture!
GGJaguar
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Wow, that's crazy!
Is it like that year-round, Soul Tramp? Wow, I would not like that kind of environment. And, thanks for the explanation of the plastic. Makes sense. I don't know if that'll do much for the humidity control, but definitely for the dust.
And, having said that, have you brought any of those guitars to the US? They're solid wood, right? I wonder if they'd be able to survive in our normally-regulated ~50%RH here.
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This past Dec-Feb was the worst anyone could remember. But it is an extremely high humidity country with an intense monsoon season.
I haven't brought a guitar back to the States, If I buy one next trip, I will bring it back. But countless people do. The trick is to buy a guitar from one of the master luthiers. They use choice wood and properly dry it. Saigon (where they are located) doesn't have the extreme weather of my wife's village.
There are a lot of junk guitars here.
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My wife talked me into buying the second guitar (how often does that happen?). I'm bringing this one back to the states.
Top - Sitka spruce, Body - Koa, Neck - go bang lang (no idea what that is in our world), fretboard & bridge - ebony.
Top - Sitka spruce, Body - Koa, Neck - go bang lang (no idea what that is in our world), fretboard & bridge - ebony.
Very nice, ST. Enjoy!
SFIV1967
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"Gỗ bằng lăng" is called also as "Pride of India" or "Queen Crepe Myrtle" (Lagerstroemia speciosa). In Indonesian "Bungur" and in Malay "Bungor".
The tree develops amazing flowers:
Often used for furniture, but also guitars!
Gỗ Bằng Lăng - ứng Dụng Trong Sản Xuất Nội Thất - Sàn Gỗ Toàn Thắng
Gỗ bằng lăng cũng là một trong những loại gỗ khá thân thuộc đối với người Việt Nam. Chúng được sử dụng làm nguồn nguyên liệu cho nhiều lĩnh vực khác nhau và cũng được nhiều gia đình ưu tiên lựa chọn vì những đặc tính nổi bật
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Bungur (Lagerstroemia speciosa) | ITTO
Find technical and marketing information for lesser-used tropical timber species, LUS. Learn more on our Bungur (Lagerstroemia speciosa) page.
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Gỗ bằng lăng là gì, bảng giá, phân loại và ứng dụng ra sao là câu hỏi được nhiều người quan tâm. Cùng tìm hiểu qua bài viết sau. - CafeLand.Vn
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Myrtlewood is pretty well adopted by the luthier community. Looks beautiful.
I wouldn't be able to tell that's not striped maple!
I wouldn't be able to tell that's not striped maple!
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"Gỗ bằng lăng" is called also as "Pride of India" or "Queen Crepe Myrtle" (Lagerstroemia speciosa). In Indonesian "Bungur" and in Malay "Bungor".
The tree develops amazing flowers:
Often used for furniture, but also guitars!
Gỗ Bằng Lăng - ứng Dụng Trong Sản Xuất Nội Thất - Sàn Gỗ Toàn Thắng
Gỗ bằng lăng cũng là một trong những loại gỗ khá thân thuộc đối với người Việt Nam. Chúng được sử dụng làm nguồn nguyên liệu cho nhiều lĩnh vực khác nhau và cũng được nhiều gia đình ưu tiên lựa chọn vì những đặc tính nổi bật
Bungur (Lagerstroemia speciosa) | ITTO
Find technical and marketing information for lesser-used tropical timber species, LUS. Learn more on our Bungur (Lagerstroemia speciosa) page.
Gỗ bằng lăng là gì? Bảng giá, phân loại và ứng dụng - CafeLand.Vn
Gỗ bằng lăng là gì, bảng giá, phân loại và ứng dụng ra sao là câu hỏi được nhiều người quan tâm. Cùng tìm hiểu qua bài viết sau. - CafeLand.Vn
Ralf
Look like the kind of wood one might see in pictures of super yacht interiors.
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During the winter months, I keep my Guild in my basement where the humidity is somewhat constant.
Those words may be even more lovely to hear than the guitar you are bringing with you.
Pretty guitar, comfortable shape (Grand Auditorium), tasteful appointments (fingerboard inlay, rosette, arm bevel) - Congratulations! Do you have any back story on your new guitar?