ruyzalim Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 hello you all i just wanted your opinion about doing a guitar with a nice piece of chestnut. i made a search in the net and i found nothing about guitars made with this wood , anyone can tell me wy?? i realised that chestnut is a very good wood thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 id like to know also, i do know that american chestnut is rare and quite expensive so maybe that has some part in it other then that im in the dark MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Can you get good American chestnut anywhere? The only stuff I've seen is "reclaimed" lumber at very high prices, and wormy chestnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruyzalim Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 ok now i see, i´m portuguese i find very good chestnut here , maybe that´s the reason anoyne more ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Ooops! Sorry, didn't realize! European chestnut is different to American chestnut, but I don't know anything about European, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 I could be wrong, but I think American Chestnut was waaaay overharvested in the last century for furnituremaking, and it's just too hard to find any anymore. I think that's the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaMesa Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Correct. Very expensive. Same goes for stuff like Black Locust. Its just not economically viable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 And chestnut blight pretty much decimated all the old-growth American chestnut in the early 20th century, making it impossible to continue growing it for lumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruyzalim Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 hum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basey Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Fodera sometimes tops his basses with chestnut. Here's one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaMesa Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Damn dude. How does someone actually go about playing a 6 string bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bicycle made of anarchy Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 i was looking at that as well.. TOO BIG.. hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaMesa Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I dont think my arms are long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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