Average age of woods used .

[keavin]

I know some trees can be up to 500 yrs old & maybe older, Im curious as to how old the trees  alembic uses for their instruments & does a very old tree as opposed to a younger tree has an effect on guitar's tone.

[flaxattack]

there were some posts about 30,000 yr old wood being excellent for basses.....

[keavin]

WOW!!!....That means the wood from alembic guitars could've possibly Been used by & with the Cavemen & perhaps Noahs Ark???!

[richbass939]

My father-in-law (a violin luthier) tried to use wood that had been CUT DOWN long ago (possibly 200 years).  He said that after having been cut many years ago the resins, etc. in the really old wood had stabilized.  You could count on it not changing further after you carved a top or back out of it.
Rich

[David Houck]

Keavin; this prior post might be of some interest.

[palembic]

I also remember taht Alembic uses wood that is not harvested, it is wood from trees that became available by natural cause: storm, age, soil instability, hurricane Etc ... .
 
Mica said once that although the wood for the guitars and basses are relatively old the guitar is always new! It will always take some time before the wood realizes it is a guitar and not a tree anymore!
 
Bonnie is more and more stabilizing now (I got her in 1996).
 
Paul TBO
 
 
PS: you can start panicking when there are growing roots out of your upper horn, or a shoot on your headstock.

[keith_h]

Paul,
I thought growing roots was something you do as you get older. And as far as my head goes it's become more of a meadow. :-)
 
Now where's my beer?  
 
Keith

[palembic]

Oh
you can start polishing your head too you mean???
Now about that beer ...euh ...you care for a nice and cold Duvel?
It's my favourite!
So here you go!
On us!
 
Paul TBO