Average Joe wrote:
I have a friend trying his (prodigiously skilled) hand at classical guitar making.
After playing his prototype (mostly built of wenge) .... GAS!
My order is in - but i wuld just like to hear if anyone has any comments on wood selection.
Has anyone played - or would care to guess what it would be like - a classical guitar with stinkwood neck, back and sides?
Also - any guesses if it would combine equally well with cedar or spruce?
I can't say much about stinkwood as a tonewood or how it works with different top woods - and if your order is in then you may be committed to using that wood. However, the top is crucial to the sound and you should understand the differences between spruce and cedar in this regard - the attack being one of the significant differences.
This may help
http://www.benjaminguitars.co.uk/woods.htm (there is also some fine guitar pron on that site).
With Cedar there is far less "playing in" time than with spruce.
