what is tone wood?

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what is tone wood?

Post by JJ model » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:52 am

Hi Folks, i'm getting confused with the term Tonewood, is it only qualify if only used in traditional instruments?
What about wood that has no ring when tap or whack? :oops: The wood that I'm using nowaday are getting worst than cardboard sound. are there any classification that a certain wood is only suitable for instrument building?
Thanks for your input.

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Re: what is tone wood?

Post by kiwigeo » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:58 am

IMHO any wood that makes an acceptable musical instrument I'd class as tonewood.
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