Noob question while doing some fun work on an old cheap guitar. Curious about the neck wood. Maple perhaps ?
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Tue May 15, 2007 9:48 pm ] |
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Noob question while doing some fun work on an old cheap guitar. Curious about the neck wood. Maple perhaps ? |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Tue May 15, 2007 10:46 pm ] |
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Looks like Maple to me . |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Wed May 16, 2007 12:18 am ] |
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:)) - not going to plane it and add to the salad, but as for smell, it has a light very discreet...woody smell, which I can't really describe. Oak, that smells stronger and ..sour to me :D |
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| Author: | Chris Oliver [ Wed May 16, 2007 12:20 am ] |
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Mmmm.... Maple. Smells like burnt maple syrup and sausage. :) |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Wed May 16, 2007 1:06 am ] |
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Looks too porous for maple. Could it be Spanish Ceder? It also looks a little like Ash, but I'm just guessing. Is it light or heavy, so to speak? |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Wed May 16, 2007 1:14 am ] |
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I don't see any pores. Definitely consistent with maple. |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Wed May 16, 2007 3:49 am ] |
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It has a small pore here and there but certainly not a porous wood. Probably maple since this factory mainly concentrates on violins rather than guitars. Color is very light, bit pinkish, actually looks a very lot like some Engelmann I have here :) The neck doesn't feel heavy but hard to tell for sure with a guitar attached to it. |
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| Author: | Dave White [ Wed May 16, 2007 4:07 am ] |
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Alex, If it was Spanish cedar you'd know. It smells sweet but tastes incredibly bitter and unless you were in a containment suit when you sanded you'd know 
It could be Sycamore (European that is - what the Americans call Sycamore we call London Plane) which is a form of maple. |
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| Author: | Shawn [ Wed May 16, 2007 5:29 am ] |
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It looks like it is soft maple, birch, or alder. These are the most common woods that were used in factory guitars producing less expensive consumer guitars. |
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| Author: | Shane Neifer [ Wed May 16, 2007 8:20 am ] |
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I vote western (bigleaf) maple. Birch typically has a bit softer transition between the grain lines, I say "typically". Alder has these radial flecks that give it away and I don't see any of them on that guitar. Yup I would wager maple! |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Wed May 16, 2007 8:37 am ] |
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 I take back everything I said. It must be Maple.    |
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| Author: | old man [ Wed May 16, 2007 10:01 am ] |
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Got to be CHERRY!!! Ron |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Wed May 16, 2007 10:24 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Hesh1956]Waddy a suggestion for you if I may please? Why don't you sell some of those "Edit" buttons in the swap meet - I would buy one from ya....  [/QUOTE]I can let it go for twenty five cent. I have plenty of them. |
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| Author: | mag29 [ Wed May 16, 2007 7:26 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=WaddyT] [QUOTE=Hesh1956]Waddy a suggestion for you if I may please? Hesh, that?s a good price! These buttons became realy rare these days; another kind of endagered species I guess, did it make it on CITES yet?
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| Author: | robertD [ Wed May 16, 2007 9:45 pm ] |
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I agree with Shawn. it could be either of the three mentioned. Though, judging from the slight pink hue, I believe it’s maple. Robert |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Thu May 17, 2007 12:05 am ] |
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Looks like maple to me. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu May 17, 2007 7:14 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Hesh1956]Waddy a suggestion for you if I may please? Why don't you sell some of those "Edit" buttons in the swap meet - I would buy one from ya.... [/QUOTE]HERE IT IS --- THE OFFICIAL HESHTONE EDIT BUTTON!  Feel free to copy and use at your pleasure. Hesh, that is. |
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| Author: | tippie53 [ Thu May 17, 2007 7:55 am ] |
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the pics make this very difficult as there seems to be a pinkish hue on this. There are so many woods that this can look like. Can you tell us the origin of this instrument? It is too pink for maple and has some appearance of cherry , which was a popular neck wood many years ago. Also poplar ( tulip ) can have some hueing but that often goes away over time. John Hall |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu May 17, 2007 9:02 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Hesh1956] Thanks Waddy I just saved my customized edit button and will be using it in the future.
Do you want me to PayPal you the quarter....
 [/QUOTE]Nah! Just pay me when you see me. |
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| Author: | MSpencer [ Fri May 18, 2007 1:56 pm ] |
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I am with the Old Man and John Hall on this one Cherry! Mike |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Mon May 21, 2007 3:41 am ] |
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I agree Spanish Cedar |
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