Spanish Cedar?

Wood selection sound-boards, backs, sides, necks and trim
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Ray Ussery
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Spanish Cedar?

Post by Ray Ussery » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:11 am

What about that for backs and sides on a steel string?
Sound? Finish?
Thanks, Ray
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John Parchem
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Re: Spanish Cedar?

Post by John Parchem » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:59 am

I made a steel string with quilted spanish cedar and it looked and sounded great.


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ken cierp
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Re: Spanish Cedar?

Post by ken cierp » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:30 am

Martin even had/has special editions made of SC -- NICE!!! Loud and balanced.
After hearing one at Elderly I decide to construct am OM - still not finished, its for my wife amazing how much is on the back burner. Anyway this guitar is light as a feather (intentionally) plus it will have a light weight pin-less bridge -- I am confident it will sound great --- but who really knows for sure?

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Tom West
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Re: Spanish Cedar?

Post by Tom West » Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:33 pm

Love working with the Spanish Cedar but for me it plugs me up and affects my breathing.
Tom
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ken cierp
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Re: Spanish Cedar?

Post by ken cierp » Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:48 pm

Oh yeah you right on that -- I guess its full of oils -- when we run a batch of SC ribbon kerfing the fragrance lingers a couple of days in both shops. Some of the Rosewoods are bad news for me.
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Re: Spanish Cedar?

Post by ken cierp » Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:52 pm

BTW Welcome aboard Tom
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