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Maple...ahhhhhh, maple...in the hands of a mastercraftsman...then transferred to the hands of a master guitarist...ahhhhh, maple...
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Always is a word I try not to use...
Besides...I've always been partial to blondes, but never said no to a brunette... Good choice to go with the blonde this time !
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But as far as music is concerned, I hope to be a good player by the time I retire... |
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But unlike you I've said "no" before. Sometimes a guy needs to be selective... |
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Of course I'm really looking forward to following along! Perhaps living vicariously will help me to not commission any other build until 2016.
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I knew that Jim would pick out a nice set of maple but actually seeing it makes me very happy. I think it's going to be a stunner. |
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Life is short. One build a year is reasonable... I think you should get a sibling for your Baranik...
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This is going to be a beauty for sure! +1 for maple being very underrated as a tonewood!
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That's a great way convince She Who Must Not Be Named to execute me
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Thank you, J-F
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In my experience, most luthiers who I have spoken with really like working with maple. Along with rosewood and mahogany, it is one of the great tonewoods. It is the sonic stereotypes that players repeat on internet forums like this that is usually prejudicial to maple.
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Maple is not a popular choice if your idea of the perfect guitar is a Martin -- but if you look at Gibson you'll find maple at the very top of the chain (e.g. J-200, J-185).
While there's nothing wrong with maple, with all else being equal, it wouldn't be my first choice for a flat-top guitar -- and I bet it wouldn't be the first choice of a majority of luthiers and players either. Short of the conspiracy theory, I think there's a reason for that. Some experts have speculated that people generally don't like light-coloured guitars. Others (like me) would argue that sound is a factor. I don't think I'm too far off the mark when I suggest that a majority of players want a guitar that sounds warm and full. Of course maple can give you plenty of that -- but with all else being equal it won't be the top contender. |
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1) My time spent on this forum has led me to think that a lot of stereotypes repeated by players are taken from or largely inspired by luthiers. 2) I don't read many positive posts from luthiers about maple. 3) Some luthiers have more experience then other, some have more or less always worked with the same woods and therefore may have an hearsay knowledge about some other tomewoods they don't use. So...I think it could be of interest for a lot of people to hear about maple as a tonewood,and in this regard, Mr. Wren's opinion shall be a valuable one. IMHO JF
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I was simply sharing my experience as to what I had heard said in discussions with number of luthiers who had experience working with maple(s). I wasn't discouraging any one from commenting. In fact, like yourself, I welcome hearing from luthiers should they choose to comment. I would point out that since this is someone's build thread and perhaps it is more appropriate not create a discrete thread to discuss this if you want to hear from a variety of luthiers?
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