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The Lounge => The Lounge => Topic started by: BigSkyTaylorPlayer on March 08, 2012, 05:16:20 PM

Title: Reclaiming old wood, making new guitars in NYC
Post by: BigSkyTaylorPlayer on March 08, 2012, 05:16:20 PM

Check out this article about a NY luthier:

http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/08/10602740-carving-guitars-from-the-bones-of-new-york

Title: Re: Reclaiming old wood, making new guitars in NYC
Post by: S MS Picker on March 08, 2012, 06:40:55 PM

That's a really cool concept.I've often wondered what a guitar made from real, old tongue and groove oak flooring would sound like.
If you've ever tried to re-claim one, you know how well the old stuff was put together.The problem would be nail proof planer knives.
Steve