kitarist -> RE: cypress availability these days in spain (Sep. 6 2023 22:56:02)
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ORIGINAL: rafapak https://www.zavaletas-guitarras.com/zavaletas-blog/2015/7/19/the-guitar-and-its-woods '' The flamenco guitars are usually made with Spanish cypress, an attractive blond wood that is extremely light, and can be worked much thinner than rosewood. It is the use of thin, light cypress for the back and sides that helps give flamenco guitars their vibrant and distinctive sound. The choice of cypress over other woods, nonetheless, appears to have been a question of building affordable guitars. Few flamenco players could afford anything else, and cypress was abundant and cheap in Spain. In recent years, however, high quality cypress has become increasingly difficult to obtain.'' You can ask James what he meant (in 2015) here: https://profiles.arizona.edu/person/jgreenbe I can't find any evidence that there is a general decline in abundance or quality of Mediterranean cypress; maybe he is mostly referring to prices for 'guitar quality' cypress rising over time. I am sure the luthiers here or other knowledgeable folks will chime in. Still, unless you are starting a guitar-making business, this should not affect you much - presumably you are planning to buy a built guitar, not the raw materials for it.
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