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Originally Posted by pdx
Cool thread. I recently started an acoustic guitar building class and being a northern californian by birth, the redwoods, and living in Portland Oregon, I decided to do a native guitar too. Iwill be doing a redwood\walnut OM with reclaimed myrtlewood for the neck, with oak and walnut stringers.
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You're right, this is an inspiring thread. Tim makes guitars with the quality of legend!
I predict you will have great success with your Walnut/Redwood OM. That is a wood combination that just excels. It's one of the best wood combos you can use, for a highly expressive, colorful, full-bodied sound. EXCELLENT for fingerstyle-optimized guitars. I'm not sure what makes it so magical, but it does seem that the sum is greater than the parts. Walnut and Redwood just SING together.
I recently finished a Claro Walnut/Redwood OM-size guitar, and it's one of the best sounding ever. I'm reticent to sell this guitar, because it has re-ignited my love for playing, all over again.
Good luck with your project. Hope you will share it with us here on the Forum!