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Old 05-29-2019, 04:30 PM
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You can actually ding a cedar top with an acrylic fingernail easily, any species of spruce not so much. That's been my experience, anyway. Cedar is widely known to be softer.
I guess that explains why my twin 2 years old beat the heck out of my laminate cedar top epiphone pro 1 classical guitar, and not a gouge on her! It's cover in generous layers of varnish, in fact the whole bed room stank like varnish for months when I brought her home
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Old 05-29-2019, 04:35 PM
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^^^^^ The Hercules stand mentioned above is great. The only stand I've had that I don't worry about.
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Old 05-29-2019, 04:35 PM
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Agreed. Look into a K&M acoustic stand. The new ones are coated in cork. I've got several of them, and have never once suffered a ding from the stand.
I'm looking now. They seem like they only haver the A frame style. I'll check them out though. They look pretty decent .Thanks
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Old 05-29-2019, 07:31 PM
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Spruce is a little more tougher than spruce, but not by much. If it dented yoru cedar guitar that bad, it will also damage your spruce guitar
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Old 05-30-2019, 02:40 AM
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Agreed. Look into a K&M acoustic stand. The new ones are coated in cork. I've got several of them, and have never once suffered a ding from the stand.
Is this the stand you mean? https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...tar-stand-cork
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Old 05-30-2019, 09:02 AM
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Engelmann Spruce seems to be softer than Sitka. I used it for my last guitar build and I can ding it with a fingernail. I used to joke that I was sent a balsa wood piece instead.
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Old 05-31-2019, 11:00 AM
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Engelmann Spruce seems to be softer than Sitka. I used it for my last guitar build and I can ding it with a fingernail. I used to joke that I was sent a balsa wood piece instead.
Engelmann sure is "dingable." I got a few marks on the Worland just from fingernails alone. But the lush and rich tone even when played softly makes it all worthwhile for me.
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Old 06-02-2019, 01:36 PM
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Kind of reminds me of a quote...."In the end it will not be your medals you will be judged by, it will be your scars.
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