Nice knurling.
Less uniform color or not, I think it's beautiful! Another lucky (future) owner!Things have been on a slight hiatus to work on Xmas gifts, past and present. (Don’t ask. ) But, while ordering some wood for the next build, I got a set of cedar for some future classical. Reclaimed old growth wood from SE Alaska, it has a ringing tap tone. It will require an appreciation for a less uniform color. But that’s what happens when it lies on the forest floor for a long period.
From what I've understood, often the wood with the best tap tones isn't necessarily the most aesthetically pleasing. I'd be fine with that, myself.Things have been on a slight hiatus to work on Xmas gifts, past and present. (Don’t ask. ) But, while ordering some wood for the next build, I got a set of cedar for some future classical. Reclaimed old growth wood from SE Alaska, it has a ringing tap tone. It will require an appreciation for a less uniform color. But that’s what happens when it lies on the forest floor for a long period.
I think it has to do with minerals and moisture leeching in from the ground side. I’m sure there are other factors. On this set the tight grain lines continue through regardless of the color. As you can see, there are 30-40 lines per inch (at least that’s what Nica counted), so this is some serious old growth wood.How is the color altered by the tree being down for a long time?
Definitely worth it if you feel the tap tone is exceptional.It will require an appreciation for a less uniform color.
Dana Bourgeois told me once that most of his best tops tap tone wise aren’t the prettiest, and many of them end up being black.Definitely worth it if you feel the tap tone is exceptional.
That’s the one difference with classicals. I can’t recall any that even have a sunburst, let alone a black top. But that’s okay. I like to let the wood tell its own story anyway. If nothing else, I can keep it as a demo. I have a nice padauk set that would go well with it.Dana Bourgeois told me once that most of his best tops tap tone wise aren’t the prettiest, and many of them end up being black.
Stiffness and hardness are two different things in the world of wood. Its why spruce is used for the soundboard AND was used for the frames of airplanes back in the day. Remember Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose? The largest plane ever built used spruce because of its lightness and stiffness. But you can cut it with your fingernail (almost). At least to fingernail depths.Interesting that Spanish cedar is that soft yet it makes a very stable neck.
I am a sucker for quartersawn oak furniture.