How long does it take to cedar to open up?

[BlueBowman]

"Open from the beginning."

I remember reading about cedar in an old thread here on the forum. One of our top luthiers here said that building with cedar (as opposed to spruce, of course) was almost liking cheating, because you get a lively response right from the start.

And from this thread, cedar is lively from the start and lively for a good long while thereafter. Amazing wood that cedar

[aschroeder]

I currently own 2 cedar topped guitars and have owned 5 total over the years. It is by far my favorite soundboard tonewood. It sounds amazing whether a new or old guitar. My Cedar Olson is 24 years old and my Cedar MJ is brand new. Both sound incredible.

I do notice that spruce does sound better after a guitar ages a bit, but it's not a night/day difference. My Adirondack topped OM sounded great brand new. My opinion is to select the tonewood that sounds best to your ear now rather than what it will sound like in 10 years. For me, I'm not a heavy picker or flatpicker so cedar is a perfect fit for my playing style. Unless you're a very aggressive player you can't go wrong with cedar.