Re: Redwood Tops????
Originally Posted by
Pittsburgh Bill
We discussed a stronger top and currently are leaning to spruce. I hate the thought of possibly losing the beautiful sound it had. At the time of construction a few builders active on this site warned of the frailty of redwood. From those more experienced than me can any one suggest a wood type that may be closer to what I had without the fragile nature of redwood?
I am no builder, so take the following with a grain of salt. But I once owned a redwood topped mandolin, and in doing some research, I seem to recall reading that redwood needs to be carved to thicker graduations than spruce as a top wood. It's not necessarily a matter of the wood being inherently frail or fragile, just different. For a builder unfamiliar or inexperienced with redwood, there might be something of a learning curve.
Originally Posted by
Pittsburgh Bill
Two MAJOR cracks and splintering on each side of the sound hole all the way to the top.
Did the instrument suffer any impacts or environmental changes?
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