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06-19-2010, 04:57 PM
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Favorite Flavor of Wood For Nylon
Everyones gonna have there preference but id like to hear peoples choices and what about that wood makes the sound so mouthwatering
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06-19-2010, 05:04 PM
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I think a very (most?) popular combo is Rosewood and Cedar. Never seen actual numbers, though.
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06-19-2010, 06:54 PM
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i like my nylons to have quite an obscure sound
combos like cedar/myrtlewood and port orford/ziricote i think give real life to a nylon
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06-19-2010, 07:13 PM
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anyone have any experience with nylon on ovangkol? or indian rosewood?
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06-19-2010, 07:17 PM
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Sitka Spruce over Indian Rosewood.
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06-19-2010, 10:20 PM
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Spruce and rosewood is hard to beat. Cedar and rosewood is great as well. I have an Engelmann spruce and Indian rosewood that works great together.
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06-19-2010, 10:38 PM
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Brazilian Rosewood and Engelmann Spruce... Just heavenly!
 Another that I love is Mahogany and Cedar.
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06-20-2010, 07:44 AM
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Though some makers, John Gilbert comes to mind, have had some success with Sitka Spruce on Nylon guitars, it's really a difficult wood for nylon. Sitka has damping properties that make it more difficult to achieve volume and response in a nylon instrument. Those properties are good for steel strings where there is 100 lbs more tension than on a nylon guitar, but tend to mute nylon strings which, by comparison, have very limited energy to drive the top. Euro Spruce, Engleman Spruce and Lutz Spruce are much better choices if you like Spruce. Lutz is a hybrid Spruce which has some Sitka in it, but it is lighter and has much less damping. It makes a wonderful guitar.
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06-20-2010, 09:39 AM
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hi
interesting review about sitka in a classical, since you built guitars( i sow your video based in a romanillos) i asked before adirondak in a classical. you know how it works? thanks and congratulation for your guitar Eblen
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06-21-2010, 06:14 AM
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I prefer a cedar top. I like it paired with a wood that has a mixture of the rosewood/mahogany tonal qualities. I like the bass of rosewood with the mids of mahogany with added clarity, note seperation, and snappy singing trebles. I have found this to be the case with Palo Escrito.
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06-21-2010, 06:53 AM
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I really like European Spruce on Rosewood, but with the caveat that it sounds best once it's loosened up and broken in. I think Cedar and Rosewood CAN sound more pleasing when the guitar is new, and overall I really like that combination for Spanish "flavored" guitars and music. If we are talking about guitars that are "played in" however, I love the clarity and balance that can be achieved with a good spruce and Rosewood.
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06-21-2010, 07:11 AM
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My Applegate is Engelmann/Myrtle. I really like the Engelmann, if fact I think I have had a positive impression of every guitar I have played that had an Engelmann top (whether nylon or steel). It is a great compromise between cedar and other spruces.
Back and Sides can have a wide variety. I think of B&S as much for the beauty they bring to the guitar as the impact they have on sound. Jack
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