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Re: Rumors of Sitka Spruce
By:C. Fronzek
Date: 3/8/2003, 11:38 am
In Response To: Paddle: Question about Spruce (Bert)

I read this some time ago on another site so I can't attest to it. But it does seem plausable.
It seems that top quality Sitka Spruce is what is used to make the tops and bottoms of guitars. In order to insure a steady supply of this wood the instument makers buy the best trees long before they are ready for harvest. This keeps the guitar makers happy and it also makes the wood brokers happy because they can charge top dollar for the leftovers.
If this is a false rumor I promise to wear sack cloth under my pfd.
Charlie

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Question about Spruce
Bert -- 3/7/2003, 6:34 pm
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
Shawn Baker -- 3/10/2003, 1:23 pm
Re: Rumors of Sitka Spruce
C. Fronzek -- 3/8/2003, 11:38 am
Re: Rumors of Sitka Spruce
Don Stahl -- 3/8/2003, 10:33 pm
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
grant -- 3/7/2003, 8:48 pm
Whoa...E. Spruce = S. Spruce?!
Shawn Baker -- 3/10/2003, 1:48 pm
Re: Whoa...E. Spruce = S. Spruce?!
Russ -- 3/11/2003, 11:54 am
and That's Why Scientific or Latin Names are Used!
grant -- 3/10/2003, 2:05 pm
Re: Identifying Wood *LINK*
Dave Houser -- 3/10/2003, 7:51 pm
Re: Identifying Wood
grant -- 3/10/2003, 8:03 pm
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
Russ -- 3/8/2003, 11:08 am
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
grant -- 3/8/2003, 11:34 am
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
Bert -- 3/7/2003, 9:10 pm
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
Don Lucas -- 3/7/2003, 11:40 pm
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
Bert -- 3/8/2003, 6:20 pm
Hollow looms
Don Beale -- 3/7/2003, 7:50 pm
and it gives you more mileage from a single board *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 3/10/2003, 1:28 pm
Re: Hollow looms,How many oz. saved?
Don Lucas -- 3/9/2003, 10:16 am
Re: Hollow looms,How many oz. saved?
Don Beale -- 3/12/2003, 4:25 pm
Re: Hollow looms,How many oz. saved?
Shawn Baker -- 3/10/2003, 1:42 pm
Re: Hollow looms
Bert -- 3/7/2003, 9:00 pm
Re: Paddle: Question about Spruce
Chip Sandresky -- 3/7/2003, 7:44 pm