Anders Eliasson -> RE: Stiffness of guitar (Oct. 27 2012 15:58:11)
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What is important is the humidity of the workshop during the construction of the guitar. If its wrong, then the wood can be 100 years old, the sun can be shining or not. It wont change the fact that the guitar has been built in a wrong atmosfere. Besides, age of wood is good, but a lot more important is it how it was aged. I´ve seen 30+ years old cypress that was full of mould because of being aged in a very humid place. It was useless IMO. Also, and again, its only my opinion, its not a good idea to use a long time to build a guitar. There are more chances that you get problems with changes in humidity etc. You can do a lot of preparation over time, but when its assembly time, the parts should be left in a controlled environment for a while, so that they are all "stress free" and at the same humidity and afterwards being assembled within a time that is not to long. I´m not saying that there is something wrong with your guitar. I dont know. I havent seen it and its difficult to say anyways. Maybe its just to stiff for you and nothing else. Try to forget a bit about all this and just play the guitar. Sometimes its us, the players, that are very picky, nervous, push to much and expect to much. Try playing it a bit with a piece of sponge or cloth underneath the string close to the bridge. This way you dont focus on the sound, but only the feel of the guitar. Try to find the spot where the guitar works the best for your hands and the take out the sponge and play along. Do it a couple of days and see how you feel. Very often guitars feel softer when doing this. Its totally in the mind and nothing else. Good luck.
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