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Oh, I forgot: I suspect it is called "Norway spruce" in English speaking countries because we exported so much of it over the years. One of places we have sold a lot to was England (or the king of Denmark sold it for us and took the money, but that is another story), and that name went across the Atlantic with their language. Those Brits really liked it too; “isn’t it good, Norwegian wood” (sorry John, wherever you are).

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Rian Gitar og Mandolin

Frank , I built a guitar in a " crash course " one week with a master, after doing so I was realy glad I had bought a kit ( with prebent sides, serviced top )previously , to build on my own after returning home , there is a large amount of specialized tools required to do a nice job, many you can make , many you cannot ( unless your a tool and die man ). Personaly it would have been over whelming for me to gather everything for a scratch build . having all the raw materials gave me a chance to get started building , while rounding up all the tool s neccessary , to build one from scratch . now I have the rim top and back ready for assembly , it has been six monthes , working part time at it when I have spare time and energy .. I was able to " shop" for some of the items I didnt need on this build . some of the braces I didnt like , and made replicas from what i thought was a better choice of materials . there is still a huge amount of things to consider , even building a kit ! Jody