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"Sinker" Bald Cypress?
« on: July 08, 2013, 08:30:00 PM »
Just ran across this article....has anyone ever heard of using cypress as a tonewood?

http://news.yahoo.com/primeval-underwater-forest-discovered-gulf-mexico-164826663.html
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Re: "Sinker" Bald Cypress?
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2013, 09:07:15 PM »
nope. that is a very interesting article though. i'm sure that by now, if Bob has read this, he's got Andy on a plane heading there now just to study the feasability.
that was very informative thank you.
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Re: "Sinker" Bald Cypress?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2013, 09:21:30 PM »
It would probably sound pretty good. Classical guitars are made with Cypress.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gkLWzIbYpA

The hardness and density of Cypress are rather close to Sitka Spruce.
Cypress
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/softwoods/cypress/
Sitka Spruce
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/softwoods/sitka-spruce/

Boucher makes a Spruce Goose steel string model with Adirondack Spruce top, sides and back. Playing starts at 3:00.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr-2YTImFIQ
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Re: "Sinker" Bald Cypress?
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2013, 05:26:16 PM »
Cypress wood is big money some big logging company will have a underwater logging operation.
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