Cymro -> 'Alternative' tonewood supplies? (Apr. 8 2010 12:31:26)
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Hi, all. I'm fairly new on here; I've been lurking a bit while I'm plotting and planning my project guitar. I've got nearly all the materials in one place now - I think I'm only short of the tuners and strings and am in the process of sorting my tools out. I've spent a few months collecting all the materials, not to mention quite a bit of money, so I'd like the guitar to be a good one. I've heard tell that one's first guitar is rarely a great one, so I thought a bit of practice first might be in order. With this in mind, I've scounged an old upright piano from my local Freecycle group. It was in need of repair, so I explained to the donor what I wanted it for; they were quite happy for it to be 're-purposed' since they'd been quoted £80 to have it hauled off to the the tip . . . I went with my trailer today, spent a couple of happy hours dismantling it and I'm now the owner of a quantity of (hopefully) usable timber - the soundboard is about 5' x 3' x 3/8" spruce, the frame that holds it consists of 6 pieces of 3" x 3" spruce about 4' long, the sides of the piano are 1" mahogany about 4' by about 8" wide and there's all kinds of other bits and pieces like the ebony from the keys (shame about the ivory though - it's quite thin. Maybe it could be used for inlays somewhere?) The piano was nearly 100 years old so the timber should be pretty well seasoned and it's all quartersawn. I realise that the soundboard is jointed from narrow (4"?) strips but I reckon it should be good enough for a practice run when it's been re-worked. Shouldn't take much 'playing-in' either . . . I'd appreciate any thoughts from you guys - can you see any big problems I've missed? Anybody tried this before? Good idea? Bad idea? Thanks
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