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| Author: | Herr Dalbergia [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:21 pm ] |
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because Oak is cheap, ugly, boring, doesn't have a ringing taptone, doesn't sound nice, too plentiful available, looks like .....wood....but sometimes....I change my mind. https://picasaweb.google.com/1157931855 ... shBrownOak English Brown Oak / Copper Oak / White Oak with mushroom changing the colour. Perfectly quatersawn with sap and flakes. Very stable, taptone not so bad. cheers, alex |
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| Author: | gorjan [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Its beautiful... I hope i stumble up on a similar one in the future |
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| Author: | Otterhound [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
I have some wonderful Chestnut Oak drying as I write this . It has some gorgeous flake , but alas , it grew in North America . I'll be sure to keep you off of the list once it becomes ready since it is so common . In fact , I have some lowly Pin Oak that taps nicely and vibrates like it has Parkinson's , but it is so common . |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:58 pm ] |
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Nicest looking oak I have ever seen. Gorgeous! |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Some people will build with anything!
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:33 pm ] |
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I hear there is talk of using carbon fiber to make a guitar!! Shameful! |
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| Author: | Steve Saville [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Oak can look good. Here are a couple of picture of two white oak guitars I made. Oak supplied by the Zoot Man himself.   
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:17 pm ] |
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Dang! Looks good to me! |
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| Author: | David Malicky [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Nice sets and guitars, there! I love oak, too -- this one was $6.50/bdft. |
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| Author: | Michael.N. [ Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Seems perfectly adequate to me, as does Ash, Cherry, Walnut. . . You don't have to go exotic to get a very nice sounding instrument. Figured Ash lute bowl: 
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Taptone for backs is way overrated imho. I've built a couple guitars from really poor tapping Indian rosewood and they don't sound worse than guitars I've built with Madagascar that tapped like sheet steel. A little warmer and rounder in the trebles that's all, and this is not a bad thing. Mahogany, ebony or maple sound like cardboard when tapped and they make nice guitars all the time. I don't see how oak could be worse than these. |
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| Author: | mkellyvrod [ Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Some really nice stringed instruments posted here guys. The natural variation in wood makes for really interesting and attractive back and sides; I want to try them all. ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") 
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
I've built a few electric guitars out of white oak from an old broken down barn in my back yard. Beautiful stuff. This thread is inspiring me to saw some up for an acoustic guild. The table is white oak too. 
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| Author: | Zach Ehley [ Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:53 am ] |
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funny how the topic started with just pictures of wood and how those pieces of wood look could change an opinion. Nothing about what guitars made of it SOUND like. |
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| Author: | murrmac [ Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Isn't the bottom line the fact that a great guitar could be built out of any hardwood for the back, sides and neck, and that our current notions of what is acceptable are just preconceptions based on decades of conditioning ? |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oak is not a tonewood... |
Zach Ehley wrote: funny how the topic started with just pictures of wood and how those pieces of wood look could change an opinion. Nothing about what guitars made of it SOUND like. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that. That electric guitar sounded excellent. After a while I put in some Duncan pickups and it sounded even better 
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