| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1459 Registered: 6-2002 |
Here is something i found today which is quite interesting. Guitars made from recycled materials and wood from sustainable sources. http://www.simonleeguitars.com/guitars/ http://www.viddler.com/explore/talktomeguy/videos/61/ Sounds pretty good to me. I wonder if Alembic would ever go down that route? Considering for neck through Alembics, the sound is primarily in the neck, this should work quite well. Well at least technically, not sure about the aesthetics though. What do you think? Jazzyvee | ||
| pas
Intermediate Member Username: pas Post Number: 180 Registered: 3-2003 |
I don't care what anyone says...I'm not giving up Cocobolo... ;) | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 550 Registered: 3-2004 |
These guys advertise products for sustainability as well: http://www.flaxwood.com/home/ | ||
| jalevinemd
Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 751 Registered: 12-2003 |
Kevin, I was literally just about to type that one. Anybody ever play one of these? | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 477 Registered: 10-2006 |
Wouild the beginning of a note on a flaxwood guitar be the flaxattack? Peter | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3809 Registered: 7-2004 |
You guys might want to check out "Switch" guitars. They are made of a synthetic composite called "Vibracell". The company is out of business, but if you run a search on ebay, you'll find a couple of sellers who have a bunch in stock and sell them on the bay. I have a tele-style that I bought for less than $200 that is actually a very nice guitar. An incredible deal for the money. Bill, tgo | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 2272 Registered: 4-2004 |
someone call me? | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1116 Registered: 6-2002 |
Hi Jeff, Did you ever wake up with hydragyrum's link? Wow, this sounds like a new syndrome case for Dr. Levine...  Mike | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 424 Registered: 5-2007 |
Musical Instrument production accounts for less than 1% for deforestation according to statistics made up by me | ||
| lmiwa
Intermediate Member Username: lmiwa Post Number: 174 Registered: 2-2008 |
"Would the beginning of a note on a flaxwood guitar be the flaxattack?" Might be a little "flaxcid" though... | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 551 Registered: 3-2004 |
Well, 75% percent of people know that you can make up statistics to support anything. "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." | ||
| kenbass4
Advanced Member Username: kenbass4 Post Number: 351 Registered: 10-2003 |
...and 78.4 percent of people surveyed believe that adding a decimal to your numbers makes it even more believable... | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 553 Registered: 3-2004 |
Okay, getting way off topic, but studies have shown that people actually do tend to see prices as being lower when the figure is more complicated (I don't know if believability has anything to do with it). Which is why stores in the US always sell things with 99 cent figures, for some reason $2.99 feels much cheaper than $3.00 when people's gut reactions are compared, even though they're pretty much the same. I found this out when deciding what to price sell our home at. Sorry for the ramble. |
