Amboyna burl use.

[coonhollowgreg]

Hi guys, I'm new here and need some knowledge about burl. I have a beautiful Nara book matched burl and wonder if it could be used for a acoustic top. I hate to hide it on the back.

[packocrayons]

Unlikely. The structural properties of quartersawn, straight-grained spruce, with a high directional strength-to-weight ratio is the dominating factor in its selection as a top wood.

You lose stability, strength, predictability, etc when using non-traditional top woods, especially a burl.

You can try it out, but it would be a voicing nightmare to get a nice sound out of it. I wouldn't waste the wood.

[redir]

I would not use it for a back either unless maybe it was laminated.

[coonhollowgreg]

Thanks guys, looks like it will become a drop top.

[ste vla jang]

Polish Luthier has been using it for nylon BS,they sound marvelous.

https://reverb.com/item/5124074-turk...de-moon-spruce