Fir as a tone wood

[AJLucas]

Bohemian, I didn't have a problem with pitch pockets. Although I know this wood can be pretty resinous I think the fact that it was 80 years or more since it was harvested meant that the resins had had time to harden and maybe this makes this wood work better than fresh DF or even roadkill DF.

The guitar in the photo was made using only temperate woods, mostly from the UK. The bridge is holly which has a very tight-textured grain and worked very well. I like the negative effect of the almost white bridge on darkish soundboard - a little reminiscent of those ivory-bridged Martins from the 19th century.

I'm glad you liked the baritone Sevenpalms. Do you no longer have it?

[OddManOut]

Originally Posted by MBE

I've always wanted to try a guitar with a fir top. But sadly, I've always felt too guilty. Fir is murder, after all.

FWIW, here is the good news...it's not murder after all.

Douglas Fir is not a true fir. It is its own species, called pseudotsuga. True firs are called Abies.

The cones and foliage are quite different.

[Alan Carruth]

The ad for the house I live in said it had "fur floors throughout". THAT I wanted to see.

[Wade Hampton]

Originally Posted by Alan Carruth

The ad for the house I live in said it had "fur floors throughout". THAT I wanted to see.

Well, it's live fur, so it's humane: they've got wall to wall weasels lined up and in place, all of them wearing tiny little nylon webbing muzzles so they can't bite your toes off as you walk barefooted from one room to another. So warm and comfy during those bitter New England winters!


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