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Originally Posted by varmonter
i've always thought that over time the materials
n the guitar cure or age. the wood becomes
dryer and the resins and tanins tend to crystallize.
the glues used and the varnishes applied also
cure and become more brittle. all of this i would
think would effect tone.
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E. Somogyi talks a lot about how the best back and side wood exhibits qualities of brittleness, but there is a point that if it is too brittle it becomes unstable, so there is a sweet spot for the builder to work toward. I think this is why nato wood used by Yamaha has been so successful: too brittle to be used as solid wood, when laminated it works wonders for reverberation and in that form it is stable.