theodoropoulos Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) i have some pieces of cedar of lebanon aged over 300 years.....taken from ruined old houses... i have also elm..... would they work for guitar bodies????? in my country we use cedar of lebanon for soundboard of cretan lyra....its very rare wood and worthy!!! Edited September 6, 2010 by theodoropoulos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 i think it would work, no reason it would not - but you need to evaluate the pieces you have. if you are not sure if its suitable now build more guitars till you are sure It doesnt seem like the most interesting wood to me but other cedars are working well in guitars... and if its particularly well seasoned and tight grained there is no reason it wouldnt make a good solid body ... then sell it to some religious nut for extra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Robban Sarling, of Ares Guitars, uses Elm as a Mahogany substitute and Roukangas uses Spanish cedar for bodies and necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theodoropoulos Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 thank you very much you guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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