Jon Bell Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 Is there a reason why oak and pine aren't used on guitars? They seem to be used for everything else and must be pretty cheap. Thanks, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 we just had a big discusion about oak so just read this thread http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...=quatersawn+oak pine.... i have no idea really, but i'm guessing it's to weak, warpy, and just may not be a good tonewood. Basswood is fairly similar to it, and it's fairly cheap aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 Pine is a soft wood and therefore is not suitable for use in a guitar, but i`d love to give it a try some time, but oak is ok for a guitar, although it does have some side effects, 1/ Oak is a fairly unstable wood - it likes to warp! 2/Oak is hard to finish due to the rough wide grain. i have use some oak in both of my guitars very succesfully(not for necks , just as body laminations) john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 Fender have made a couple(maybe only 1) strats out of 100 year old pine they found in a church...not sure how they sounded though. I thought pine and poplar were very similar...and the only reason that people used poplar was because clear (no knots) poplar is cheaper than clear pine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 Pine is generally full of sap as well............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 My uncle has offered me some 100+ year old heart pine floor boards. Not enough to do a body, but a neck possibly. He's restores houses for a living, and keeps little bits of neat wood like that to make his own projects or add to his own house. I have a feeling that most pine isn't dense enough for guitars. But, heart pine is dense so it might work better. I feel an experiment coming on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bell Posted September 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Thanks for the quick replies. I think the reasons above answer my question pretty comprehensively. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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