Well seasoned cypress

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Estevan

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From: Torontolucía

Well seasoned cypress

The remains of an 8-million year old cypress forest have been found in Hungary. Although the trees are referred to as "fossilized", the amazing thing is that they are not petrified, but are still...wood.

An unusual blanca, anyone?

http://tinyurl.com/2h2kch

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n85ae

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

http://www.ancientcypress.com/

Here's a place you can buy similar wood ...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 1 2007 19:55:55

JDiaz

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

pretty cool!

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JBASHORUN

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

If you made a guitar from this "ancient cypress" you would have complete the package by making the nut and saddle from Woolly Mammoth bone:

http://www.trussel.com/prehist/news157.htm

Jb

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2007 0:05:16

n85ae

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

Don't forget the Woolly Mammoth gut strings!

It's all a bit amusing in a way really, as Cypress outside of Flamenco guitars,
and a few other odd areas has never been considered a good wood. It's
pretty much considered "lumber", right alongside "cedar".

I'm thinking I ought to start stockpiling some good old knotty pine construction
grade 2x4" for investment purposes .... Might make my great great great
grandchildren rich someday ...

Jeff

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TANúñez

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

Hey Estevan,

I just made a blanca from some of this 8 million year old fossilized cypress. This was taken from the tree on the right side of your photo. Take a look.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2007 19:10:25

n85ae

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

La guitarra del viejo ciprés negro fosilizado

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2007 19:42:26

JBASHORUN

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Estevan

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to TANúñez)

Nice one, Tom! I'll bet it has that "sonido añejo"...!?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2007 21:44:57

TANúñez

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to JBASHORUN)

quote:

Are you joking Tom? Or did you really make one from this ancient Cypress?

Jb, what do you think???

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2007 23:28:50

TANúñez

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

quote:

Nice one, Tom! I'll bet it has that "sonido añejo"...!?

Estevan, this guitar is for you since you brought it up. Your going to love the top. It's a bit furry as it is from the skin of an ancient Wooly Mammoth. Bone and nut are from the finest Mammoth ivory and the tuner knobs are genuine Sabertooth tiger tusks.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2007 23:34:10

Jan Willem

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to Estevan)

I wouldn't tap the golpe to hard if i were you...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 3 2007 17:37:15

Estevan

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RE: Well seasoned cypress (in reply to TANúñez)

quote:

Estevan, this guitar is for you since you brought it up.

[goes into late-night maudlin drunk mode:] Aw,Tom...I luv ya man...no, really...you're the best!

[back to 'normal':] You say the top is skin? That's interesting...so it's related to the sarod, and the banjo; two instruments that I like a lot. It'll have a nice crisp rasgueado sound - as long as the fur's not too long!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 3 2007 18:36:50