Hi all, I'm new here. I've built a few acoustics and electrics, and have about twice as many again in progress which may never see the light of day ("pictures" section of www.richiehamilton.com).
I was wondering, have any of you ever used ash as an acoustic back and sides? Visually i love ash, it can be so white, with ocasional almost pink streaks. I know it's very heavy, and might be tough to bend. I'm just interested because where I am (Ireland) there is a very limited choice of timber from the timber merchants, and for all the experimentation I like to do it is much cheaper to spend €40 on an 8ft plank and cut it up than order online everytime I want to try something new.
Also, it would be nice to use a native Irish hardwood for once!
Anyway, if anyone has tried ash, please tell me of your experiences. Does anyone have pictures? If not, what does anybody think re: the viability of ash? I'm willing to experiment!