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 ...

Urban Ironbark replaces mahogany in the 500 series guitar backs and sides. The wood compares to East Indian rosewood and ebony in density, according to Taylor Guitars.

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 ...

Guitar ribs which adjust for variations in wood resonance, at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company in, which uses old violin techniques to make a few hundred custom handmade guitars a year in Santa Cruz ...

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 ...

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.

You’ll find a walnut wood butcher-block island in the kitchen measuring 5 feet square, made of 1,500 pieces, along with cutting boards made from upcycled maple guitar necks, a reclaimed walnut ...