Busy weekend

[Kevin in California]

Tony, looks like you might be making African Blackwood guitars down the road.......

[TonyinNYC]

You mean Brooklyn Blackwood!

[Mark from Ashland]

That's not Douglass Fir. I live in Oregon, where we have a lot of it. That is cedar or redwood. During the 50's there was a lot of redwood cut on the california coast (also near me). Those giant trees grew slowly and had really tight grain. Maybe you have redwood, Tony!

[ken cierp]

Hmmmm?

http://www.oregonwildwood.com/product/d ... 07228.html

[Mark from Ashland]

You're suggesting that Tony's door is made from Douglass Fir tops?

I wouldn't use it for guitars, Tony. What would happen if someone accidentally pressed the button on the garage door opener?

[ken cierp]

Nope --- I a pointing out after handling 1000's of board feet of wood over the past 55 years and some of it straight close grain Douglas Fir that looks exactly like Tony's garage door. Also, some of it has left my shop as guitar tops, that also look like Tony's garage door and the stuff (DF) being sold in the picture. But still, I'll leave my opinion inconclusive, without seeing it, touching it and chipping out a sliver or two to me its a guess -- and actually a moot point.

[Mark from Ashland]

True, that. I'll agree that it's inconclusive, though I'd guess it's cedar, for several reasons.

It would be nice to hear some instruments made with DF tops. I suspect that it's just fine, but spruce has a historical advantage.