GUITAR MAKING SECRETS 05 | Adirondack & Brazilian – magical ingredients
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Loading ...Posted on: August 19, 2009
Posted in: Acoustic Expert, Acoustic Luthier, Custom Acoustic Guitar, Custom Guitar Making, Custom Guitar Video
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Everybody raves about Brazilian Rosewood as the holy grail for Custom Acoustic Guitars. Prices for old growth straight grain Brazilian Rosewood are sky-rocketing. The highly praised pre-war Martin guitars often had the combination of Adirondack Spruce for the top and Brazilian Rosewood for the sides and back. Are these the true magical ingredients?
Luthier Iegends Kim Walker, experts Kim Sherman of Cottenmusic, Nashville, TN and Stan Jay of Mandolin Brothers in Staten Island and pre-war Martin specialist TJ Thompson discuss the importance of Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce for the sound of a steel-string acoustic flat top guitar. Americana Legend Buddy Miller plays his wife Julie’s Julius Borges OM flat top acoustic guitar and talks about the properties of Mahogany. Jam packed with information and insider knowledge.
