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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Always heard that the older the wood the better the sound. What are the characteristics of this if it is true. Is their a big difference in a 1 year old spruce top and a 25 year old top. Does it really keep improving. I know that is what I like about buying older intruments and I like the thought that my guitar will improve over time. But is it really true or is it so subtle as to be really hard to distinguish.
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| I am sure there are some who can give you a better explaination. I can say that after working with wood as a cabinet maker and wood carver for many years wood does indeed "Age"
I have found old Yellow Pine that has become so hard it seems as strong as oak. So I would guess that the property's that are in many of the "fir" family of trees, such as gum resin and turpentine and various oils, can have a sonic effect on a thin sheet of wood over time as these chemically change or harden. Spruce has these properties in abundance. I do not know about some of the exotic hardwoods and veneers. But I would guess that the spruce top guitars can actually have an acoustic characteristic only available in a very old guitar.! I have wondered about rare Adamas guitars like Al's fantastic looking wood top (that is for sale by the way). I wonder if the frequencies have changed on these since built??
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Location: Midland, MI | I read a Will Ray comment once where he said he preferred older guitars because all of those vibrations over all those years had softened up the wood. Interesting theory. |
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| Build it to sound good from the start!!!! Mass production cant handle it!!!!! If it sounds good from the start it will loosen up with age and become an exceptional instrument. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Aged wood, part is just the long term drying process. The other part is the vibrations from playing it. Vintage guitars that have been really played usually sound better than ones that haven't been outside the case much. Gotta have both. |
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