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jmanter
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This just showed up on flatpick-L, hopefully someone on the list can nab it. - justin






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Hi, all,

    For those of you in the Pennsylvanian part of the world, a friend has a
white spruce tree he'd like to part with.  The tree is about 80 feet tall,
2-3 feet in diameter, and was struck by lightning.  The lightning damaged
the tree (obviously), but there is still a lot of wood to be had.  Any
luthiers, wanna-be luthiers, or tonewood dealers who are interested, let me
know.  He'd be thrilled to have someone cut it down and haul it off, as it's
in a somewhat tricky location (between his house and a neighbor's).  Thanks.

Dave Warner
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I would go get it in a heartbeat if I were anywhere near PA... The cost would be prohibitive for me to go get it from Florida though. Maybe someone else can get it.


By the way, I have 3 portable sawmills... if anyone wants to get the tree (logs) and bring them to Florida, I'd be happy to cut it up on shares


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Thats about 3 hours from me, but not sure i have the knowledge or equipment to get it? what would need to be done to get it?
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[QUOTE=jmanter]

This just showed up on flatpick-L, hopefully someone on the list can nab it. - justin






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Hi, all,

    For those of you in the Pennsylvanian part of the world, a friend has a
white spruce tree he'd like to part with.  The tree is about 80 feet tall,
2-3 feet in diameter, and was struck by lightning.  The lightning damaged
the tree (obviously), but there is still a lot of wood to be had.  Any
luthiers, wanna-be luthiers, or tonewood dealers who are interested, let me
know.  He'd be thrilled to have someone cut it down and haul it off, as it's
in a somewhat tricky location (between his house and a neighbor's).  Thanks.

Dave Warner
Pottstown, PA


 


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how tricky of a falling would it be, is there anything in danger of being destroyed when cut off? or would you have to use ropes?? i use to cut trees down when i was young.


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I bet if it were a Red Spruce Tree there be a line around the block with Luthier with chainsaw in hand. LOL


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I'm in Newark, DE and would be glad to have a look, although there is nothing I can do to help take it down.
It sounds like you need a real tree guy to take it down, given it's position. If a tree guy came in, and you asked them to take it down in 2 foot sections, you may habe something to work with.

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spruce
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I'm guessing the tree is firewood, and lousy firewood at that....

One pic of the tree in question would be worth the usual thousand words...


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I doubt the wood would be any good for guitars.

Urban trees generally have big ugly rings because the are fully exposed to light rather then the slow growth of a tree in a forest.
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spruce
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Not to mention the limbs...

Even if it was "perfect" otherwise (tight grain, no knots, no color, no pitch
pockets, no uneven graining, no windshake, etc. etc. etc.), the odds are
still 1 in 25 or so that it would split straight.....

A "tonewood" spruce is pretty rare in old growth nature.
The odds of a street tree being tonewood is about a million-to-one....



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But IF, by chance, it DOES have straight grain and a section or two with no knots, it could be mighty fine tonewood. Don't get overly concerned about a few wide growth rings, that's only cosmetic, anyway. White spruce can be very comparable to red spruce in tone. Is often almost as stiff and usually a bit lighter in weight.

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spruce
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Just saw pics of the spruce in question, and it's firewood, folks.
And not very good firewood at that....

So save your gas money.....
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