Caliban
September 27th, 2006, 11:35 AM
I am planning to go to an exotic wood shop in Cape Town this friday with my dad so I can choose some woods for the body of my guitar... !
It's gona be really sweet, just I need some advice as far as what I should be looking out for in the wood that I choose...
>>Are there any "pencil-tap-like" tests that I could do that would help me understand how good the woods tonal properties are? ie. what should I be listening for if i give it a smack?
>>Should I go for denser / lighter wood?
>>Coarse / finely grained wood?
>>and finally I'd appreciate it if u guys could drop some names of good woods so that if I find them I can sorta see what I'm looking for...
The guitar I'm planning to build is something like this:
http://www3.alembic.com/img/inst/13326_upviewM.jpg
Thanx for the help!
I'll keep you posted on any progress I make ;)
It's gona be really sweet, just I need some advice as far as what I should be looking out for in the wood that I choose...
>>Are there any "pencil-tap-like" tests that I could do that would help me understand how good the woods tonal properties are? ie. what should I be listening for if i give it a smack?
>>Should I go for denser / lighter wood?
>>Coarse / finely grained wood?
>>and finally I'd appreciate it if u guys could drop some names of good woods so that if I find them I can sorta see what I'm looking for...
The guitar I'm planning to build is something like this:
http://www3.alembic.com/img/inst/13326_upviewM.jpg
Thanx for the help!
I'll keep you posted on any progress I make ;)