nm7714 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Ok, i know pine isnt really a luthier wood, but this seems quite dense. anyone heard of or have any idea if its any good? i have a 5 inch square piece, about 4foot long, quater sawn. any good for necks if its stengthened with a truss and carbon rods????? any help would be great. thanks in advance Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Paranah Pine or Brazillian Pine. click click also Not notably stiff and hardness is not very high compaired to more common neck woods. You could give it a shot if you have time to do a little experimenting. Worst that could happen is you waste wood and time. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Benedetto made an archtop out of construction/home depot grade pine. He also told me that he used to do alot of 3 piece tops awhile back too. Therefore, I think you could do some sort of archtop 3-piece top out of it (and the grian lines of spruce, pine,e tc. make it very easy to make seemless looking joints). Plus, doesn't have to be a full sized archtop, you could always do something Myka Dragonfly-ish with it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 For my first try at building a Les Paul, I used 2 2x8s glued together, with a Poplar top. Pine & Poplar sounds pretty good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugman96 Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Fender Broadcasters and the first Esquires were pine, so sure following that model, Glendale Guitars sells pine tele bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 This wood is not really the same Pine most of us think of as "Pine"(say Home Depot). Different family. It is extreamly rare by comparison. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvyn Hiscock Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 It has roughly the same density as Alder and makes a good body wood but it can also shrink in length as well as width so make sure it is dry. I have used it in the past and it is fine for bodies, wouldn't use it on necks though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm7714 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 thans for th info all, i think i'll make a body out of it for now, even if its only to practice, but as far as the dryness goes, from what i've been told, it was part of a banister in a house for 20+years .. so we'll see. thanks again neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvyn Hiscock Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 20 years? That might be *just* dry enough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 An off-topic comment on an off-topic thread, but... I think it is so cool to have Melvyn here on PG , a VIP "newbie" who's forgotten more stuff about luthiery than most of us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm7714 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Here here! i'm honoured to have a reply from the man himself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Riot Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) I agree. Melvyn, I have your book and have had it for several years. A friend of mine had it and as soon as I saw it I was engrossed in reading it, and he eventually gave it to me as a gift. It's an extremely informative and fun read. I was really shocked to hear you were a member here. It's kind of like meeting a celebrity when you're not expecting it. EDIT: Oh, and when I saw this thread, the first thing that went through my mind was "I remember reading something in that Melvyn Hiscock book about parana pine. I think he said it was a good body wood similar to alder, cheap and plentiful, but unfortunately often very knotty." Then I come in here to relate it, and the author himself has already answered. Kinda cool. Edited October 28, 2006 by Mind Riot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm7714 Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I also have the book, my first purchase when i decided to make a guitar,... ok i confess i must have missed the bit about parana pine...my oppoligies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvyn Hiscock Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 I also have the book, my first purchase when i decided to make a guitar,... ok i confess i must have missed the bit about parana pine...my oppoligies It might only be in the first edition, I can't remember. However it is good wood for bodies. MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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