According to many musicians, in order to have the best sound possible, an acoustic guitar has to be made from the "right" type of wood. Unfortunately, such wood often comes from endangered ...

The Tree mahogany left for Jared from Richard became the back, sides, top, and neck of the guitar. Jared Heisey’s father Richard’s chisel and radio antenna resting on the top soundboard of the ...

At UBC’s Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, PhD student Joseph Doh Wook Kim plays a flawless riff on an electric guitar made with plantation-grown Fijian mahogany. The sound is deep, warm and ...

Wood from mythical mahogany tree inspires Salem guitarist, luthier Dan Wetzel Felled in the 1960s and harvested in the 1980s, wood from what is known as "The Tree" is coveted by luthiers, guitar ...

1. THE MATERIALS. Guitars start as piles of wood. The backs and sides are usually made from sturdy hardwoods like mahogany, rosewood or maple. The tops are typically from a species of spruce tree ...

Wallace, 39, has crafted guitars with wood from the historic David Whitney Building, ... He also uses pine, ash and mahogany collected by the Architectural Salvage Warehouse.

Guitars Cort’s Gold-A10 Cocobolo is a love-letter to an exotic acoustic guitar tone wood. Acoustic Guitars 30 essential acoustic guitar chords, ... and on special-edition contemporary acoustics, this ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — Earth Day 2023 is Saturday, April 22nd. The nation's biggest acoustic guitar manufacturer is celebrating its Urban Wood Initiative. In this Zevely Zone, I met a legend in El ...

Guitars are often made from old-growth wood, but Rosenkrantz only uses wood that's reclaimed or ethically sourced. This guitar is made from upcycled parts, including a vintage cigar humidor box ...

Mahogany is often chosen for its warmer and darker ... As for how acoustic guitars get their curved shape, the wood used for ...

The mahogany neck is strengthened with walnut and joins the body with a compound dovetail neck. This is a serious acoustic guitar. Serious enough for the $2,499 outlay?

The aged Mahogany wood was the first thing to catch my eye on the D’Angelico Premier Gramercy LS. Because this guitar is sub-$400, don’t expect solid Mahogany; this is all laminated.