Tech: NPR show about guitar woods

Subject: RE: Tech: NPR show about guitar woods
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 04:08 PM

We happened to hear it whilst driving around, yesterday. Very interesting and remarkable in the different tones, etc. How wonderful to hear each tree *sing!*

Subject: RE: Tech: NPR show about guitar woods
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 09:31 AM

Thanks for the link, Desert Dancer. That was interesting and informative.

Subject: RE: Tech: NPR show about guitar woods
From: GUEST,van lingle
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 09:30 AM

Good article. Dana Bourgeois, who preceded Thompson as a partner with Eric Schoenberg, has an interesting article on tonewoods at www.pantheonguitars.com/tonewoods in which he also refers to adirondack spruce as the "Holy Grail" of top woods. I have a few instruments with adi tops and they are really special.vl

P.S. Nice arrangement of Shebeg and Shemore played by Mr. Thompson (I guess) at the end of the piece.

Subject: RE: Tech: NPR show about guitar woods
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 12:02 AM

Listen here.

Subject: RE: Tech: NPR show about guitar woods
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 22 Dec 06 - 08:25 PM

Yes, that was extremely interesting .. I had no idea these variations existed.

Subject: Tech: NPR show about guitar woods
From: Padre
Date: 22 Dec 06 - 04:30 PM

Just listened to an NPR clip about T J Thompson, a luthier, discussing the type of wood used in making guitar tops. Really interesting - you could hear the differencs in sound between species of spruce.

Padre