Pine soundboard?
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Pine soundboard?
Has anyone tried a pine soundboard? Thinking a guitar made out of local woods might be cool, and was wondering about reclaimed old growth longleaf.
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Re: Pine soundboard?
Pine has been used. It won't sound like spruce but it will still sound like a guitar. I assume white pine.
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Re: Pine soundboard?
May be a bit hard and stiff for a sounboard. Could see it as a back and side set, now that would be different.tugboat wrote:was wondering about reclaimed old growth longleaf.
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Re: Pine soundboard?
I wonder what "Q" value pine has? Anyone tap any?
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Re: Pine soundboard?
I don't think pine would bend well for sides. The "evergreen" type woods like to wrinkle more than bend (Usually the result in bending linings for violins).
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Re: Pine soundboard?
I know someone who used Poplar and built a very nice loud guitar according to him. Anyone else use it ?
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