Thread: Does a guitar really sound better with age?
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Old 03-16-2008, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by KruCfyd.w/X View Post
How about Cedar? I've heard that cedar has a very short shelf life, or even no shelf life at all.
A myth that gets brought up regularly on all of the guitar forums.
Haven't met a builder or player yet who has experienced this.
The story (as I heard it) was started by jealous classical guitar builders back when Ramirez started to use cedar for tops in his designs.
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