Willow For Body?

[Hedley]

Just wondering if anybody here has used willow to make a guitar body and what was the outcome? I found some 8/4 for sale cheap and it looks awesome

[Quarter]

Give it a thump and see how it sounds, if it makes you smile then take it home. There are lots of non traditional woods suitable for building a great guitar, though not all have the desired properties for necks and fingerboards.

[Hedley]

I found it on the internet

[supplebanana]

I found it on the internet

well hit your monitor instead then... lol

[Electric Mulch]

I found it on the internet

All Mr. Google tells me is that it is used in violins and hollow bodies. And cricket bats - so I'm guessing its durable enough.

But that leads up to the question - which willow wood is that?

[Hedley]

I found it on the internet

well hit your monitor instead then... lol

lol

I found it on the internet

All Mr. Google tells me is that it is used in violins and hollow bodies. And cricket bats - so I'm guessing its durable enough.

But that leads up to the question - which willow wood is that?

Thats all he told me too, lol

Edited May 12, 2010 by Hedley

[Hedley]

I did find some info that says it is lightweight and very similar to poplar, I am gonna give it a go for project #2

[Quarter]

Make sure to post back and let us know what its like.

[KeithHowell]

Willow, to me has a very nice ring. Listen to a good quality cricket bat every time the batsman plays a stroke. It can take a huge pounding as well without noticeable damage. (Fighting of the unhappy audience in dodgy pubs??)

I have spent many an hour knocking in cricket bats. (Bashing them with a round headed mallet to mimic a cricket ball and compress and strengthen the playing surface, doesn't always work though. One bat my father used, after weeks of preparation, lasted one ball and split in half from handle to toe)

I have always loved the sound of a good piece of willow.

Keith

[Hedley]

Make sure to post back and let us know what its like.

I will do that, it will take a few weeks probably. I may just use it for my current planned build, it is cheap enough and i will get 3 bodies out of the lot.

Willow, to me has a very nice ring. Listen to a good quality cricket bat every time the batsman plays a stroke. It can take a huge pounding as well without noticeable damage. (Fighting of the unhappy audience in dodgy pubs??)

I have spent many an hour knocking in cricket bats. (Bashing them with a round headed mallet to mimic a cricket ball and compress and strengthen the playing surface, doesn't always work though. One bat my father used, after weeks of preparation, lasted one ball and split in half from handle to toe)

I have always loved the sound of a good piece of willow.

Keith

I've never even seen a cricket bat i don't think, lol.

[Narcissism]

I'm assuming cricket is like baseball, only with a canoe paddle, shin guards, and an accent

[KeithHowell]

I'm assuming cricket is like baseball, only with a canoe paddle, shin guards, and an accent

Yes similar idea. Baseball is derived from cricket via a game called Rounders. The accent is largely Indian

[cherokee6]

they eat fried crickets in Mexico and Central America.

[supplebanana]

I'm assuming cricket is like baseball, only with a canoe paddle, shin guards, and an accent

it's not us that's got the accent - it's you lot... lol