jshelton5040 -> RE: Australian timbers similar to Spanish Cypress (Jan. 19 2009 11:53:13)
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ORIGINAL: prnvalium Hi, Somebody suggested tulip satinwood or lightweight blackwood for the back and sides to produce brilliant tone. Anybody got any opinions? See if you can find some Damar Minyak (I think it goes by another name in Australia). I found some in a lumber yard years ago and experimented with it as a substitute for cypress. It's a lovely wood, very resonant, similar in color and composition to cypress, mills and bends easily and is very stable. I wouldn't hesitate to use it right now if I could get some more.
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