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View Poll Results: Would you
build with this wood? 34 35.05%
NOT build with this wood? 13 13.40%
own a guitar made with this wood? 42 43.30%
be unwilling to own a guitar made with this wood? 22 22.68%
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Old 12-08-2013, 03:12 PM
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Respectfully, time to mercifully stick a fork in this one.
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Old 12-08-2013, 03:25 PM
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I think Barbara Streisand is a great singer, by the way.**

**That was an opinion, by the way. If someone goes out and purchases her greatest hits and does not like it, I do not assume any liability for buyer's remorse.
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Old 12-08-2013, 04:20 PM
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I think people can safely say what's on their minds on this forum and 99% of people will understand that posts about subjective qualities are, almost by definition, opinions. I don't need caveats on every post that say:
"Warning, the following is an opinion," as I think it's fairly obvious - even to the layperson - when that is happening. Nor do I appreciate or enjoy having posts "policed" by "authorities" on subjective qualities. Everyone here should be able to make statements about their opinions, particularly as they relate to the alchemy of tone wood, without having their credibility brought into question.
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And anyone who is under the impression that the majority of members to this forum take opinions as fact are just as delusional as the small group who actually do.
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Old 12-08-2013, 05:49 PM
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This thread is definitely generating more heat than light now. Moderators?

Personal animosity is out of place here.
It's been in interesting thread for me. I love opinions and sharing them. I haven't been surprised or upset by anything here and if I have contributed to anything negative it was unintentional. I think any animosity is actually just amplified by the medium of the forum, not any personal ill will. I think sometimes we do get defensive but I don't think this has been offensive.

We are passionate about guitars or we wouldn't be here in the first place.

I have guitars from BRW, EIRW, Walnut, Sinker Beech, Myrtle, Maple, Mahogany, Makore and The Tree. None of them sound the same. I like that. Just as curly stump wood BRW does it for some people and not others, The Tree is the same way. The Tree is just another wood to choose or not.

If you are thinking about a wood buy, it's nice to know if some is interested in the wood.

It's all good.
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Old 12-08-2013, 10:10 PM
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Haiku for today:

Rain drops in a pool
Thunder, as Sky-Titans clash
Silence between notes.

The soul of a tree lives on in its remains. Wish we could say that about US.
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Old 12-09-2013, 04:15 AM
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While there is a bit of poem wafting around the room I'll disagree with you Steve.

A little bit of my soul lives on in every guitar I build.

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Old 12-09-2013, 09:15 AM
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This thread is starting to remind me of runout threads.

With specific regards to The Tree, I'm not one that cares too much about rarity or exclusivity. I like quality and quantity. I don't really do too much in the extra frilly department since I enjoy entirely too many different guitars. It might be different if I were a 1-2 guitar guy.
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Old 12-09-2013, 10:57 AM
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While there is a bit of poem wafting around the room I'll disagree with you Steve.

A little bit of my soul lives on in every guitar I build.

Jim
Absolutely true, Jim. I misspoke. The soul we put into our work is the most important part of the whole process.
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Old 12-17-2013, 06:24 PM
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I've never been a fan of quilted mahogany. I just don't like the "bubbly" blister look of it and find it distracting.

But I am a sucker for a nice pinstripe or traditional flamed mahogany. I think it's a lot classier.

"The Tree" seems to be coming back into topic as wood is back on the market from private stashes.

I saw that allied lutherie was selling sets for $1500 a pop. I wouldn't be interested in having a guitar built with it for 1/2 that cost. It's just not me.

But I guess I'm in the minority and folks still go crazy over the tree.....or any wood that resembles it.

I'd much rather see it made into a table or put on a somebody's yacht instead
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