Richard Jernigan -> RE: First cedar soundboard (Apr. 22 2020 1:03:44)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuja_plicata "Thuja plicata, commonly called western red cedar[2] or Pacific red cedar,[3] giant arborvitae or western arborvitae,[3] giant cedar,[3] or shinglewood,[3] is a species of Thuja, an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae native to western North America. It is not a true cedar of the genus Cedrus." There are a great number of common or commercial names for timbers that go against the scientific name of the species. I certainly wouldn't use the word "cypress" when buying a cedar guitar top, but maybe a taxonomist would use the word when discussing the species. RNJ
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