We have a tall ship in town that was launched in 2001 - the schooner Sultana. All of her framing (ribs) were made with naturally curvy hedgerow Osage Orange. The local saying is that when you use it as a fence post, it lasts longer than the hole.
It is also called "Poor Man's Brazilian Rosewood". Here is a shot of a freshly made guitar (already toned down a little in color), then one about 2 years later to show the difference. It has changed very little in the 2 years since then.
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it is a 3/4 size Gibson - like a Scout - with a 23-1/2" scale or so. Even so, it is quite loud. I am looking forward to building with it again. Scroll left and right for more pictures
Ed