| Author | Message | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1228 Registered: 12-2002 |
I know some trees can be up to 500 yrs old & maybe older, Im curious as to how old the trees alembic uses for their instruments & does a very old tree as opposed to a younger tree has an effect on guitar's tone. | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1556 Registered: 4-2004 |
there were some posts about 30,000 yr old wood being excellent for basses..... | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1229 Registered: 12-2002 |
WOW!!!....That means the wood from alembic guitars could've possibly Been used by & with the Cavemen & perhaps Noahs Ark???! | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 840 Registered: 11-2004 |
My father-in-law (a violin luthier) tried to use wood that had been CUT DOWN long ago (possibly 200 years). He said that after having been cut many years ago the resins, etc. in the really old wood had stabilized. You could count on it not changing further after you carved a top or back out of it. Rich | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5119 Registered: 5-2002 |
Keavin; this prior post might be of some interest. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2553 Registered: 9-2002 |
I also remember taht Alembic uses wood that is not "harvested", it is wood from trees that became available by natural cause: storm, age, soil instability, hurricane Etc ... . Mica said once that although the wood for the guitars and basses are relatively old the guitar is always new! It will always take some time before the wood realizes it is a guitar and not a tree anymore! Bonnie is more and more stabilizing now (I got her in 1996). Paul TBO PS: you can start panicking when there are growing roots out of your upper horn, or a shoot on your headstock. | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 860 Registered: 2-2005 |
Paul, I thought growing roots was something you do as you get older. And as far as my head goes it's become more of a meadow. :-) Now where's my beer? Keith | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2559 Registered: 9-2002 |
Oh you can start polishing your head too you mean??? Now about that beer ...euh ...you care for a nice and cold Duvel? It's my favourite! So here you go! On us! Paul TBO |
