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262884 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2017‑08‑15 Re: Concern for the list
On 2017-08-14 5:24 PM, Ed Minch wrote:
> Guitar tops are traditionally made of spruce, and there are a lot of spruces
that will work - some are made of pine.  Trees are cut, then the tops are split
and sawn out immediately, They will dry in a couple of months with no splitting
because there is so much surface area for the thickness.  In fact the wood is so
thin that a guitar reacts to humidity in a few hours.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/12803247195/in/album-72157641582124835/
>
> There is text below each picture
>
> Ed Minch

I know some folks don't like Flicker since they introduced ads, but at 
least you can just click past them!

FWIW

Don

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