I am a fan of Bastogne and of Doug Fir. I live in the middle of Doug Fir country and have a few very old trees on my ranchette (11 1/2 acres) Doug fir is common for construction. Quarter sawn, old growth, properly aged, Doug Fir is VERY, VERY scarce. It is also very brittle and prone to cracking. Years ago, Unicorn Mandolins were exclusively made with Doug Fir tops. In a later reincarnation of the company, Doug Fir was all but abandoned. But, used on high line custom units. I have a considerable stash.. still aging, the youngest is 15 years in my possession ( I harvested it on my property) Most is 45-50 years have been hoarding it. Just as with other tone woods (every wood is a tone wood) bolt by bolt. Bastogne is plentiful around Chico California (about 3 hrs from me) ... still, there is wood and there is a grade suitable for musical instruments. Trinket makers hoard it. Highest and best use is not trinkets. Same goes for California Bay Laurel, improperly called Oregon Myrtle Wood. Enjoyed the video, very nice guitar, well played.
Excellent description. That is a unique sound out of that top, with a unique clean, fine bass rumble/drone. That guitar was, of course, masterfully built with tons of energy to show off those unique qualities. I like the result, and am curious to hear this top paired with other back and sides (I wonder if this top would become a lion with Cocobolo, like Engelmann tends to). This particular one, though, would effortlessly lead one down new creative pathways for sure.
@@cartervintagebackstage well I'm actually interested in the sound of strumming and picking in standard tuning because if it has the right sound, I might build one myself. I think I can find lots of douglas fir in BC Canada
Texas ebony? What is that? Mesquite maybe? Not being flippant here. Mesquite has definite luthier possibilities. Persimmon? Persimmon is the only American ebony I know of. And it's really nothing like the other ebonys.
Can't an instrument have its own voice without being compared to IR and Mahogany. In Britain we have been using alternate woods before it became fashionable to do so.
True, but also it’s supposed to be a guide on how the EQ spectrum works, since Mahogany and Indian Rosewood’s sounds are the quite distinct, different to each other, and familiar :) Here in Peru we have a ton of unknown fantastic tonewoods, but since they’re not the standard in manufacturing and/or sound, it’s not as “consistent”, so not as popular.
I am a fan of Bastogne and of Doug Fir.
I live in the middle of Doug Fir country and have a few very old trees on my ranchette (11 1/2 acres)
Doug fir is common for construction. Quarter sawn, old growth, properly aged, Doug Fir is VERY, VERY scarce.
It is also very brittle and prone to cracking. Years ago, Unicorn Mandolins were exclusively made with Doug Fir tops.
In a later reincarnation of the company, Doug Fir was all but abandoned. But, used on high line custom units.
I have a considerable stash.. still aging, the youngest is 15 years in my possession ( I harvested it on my property)
Most is 45-50 years have been hoarding it. Just as with other tone woods (every wood is a tone wood) bolt by bolt.
Bastogne is plentiful around Chico California (about 3 hrs from me) ... still, there is wood and there is a grade suitable
for musical instruments. Trinket makers hoard it. Highest and best use is not trinkets. Same goes for California Bay Laurel,
improperly called Oregon Myrtle Wood.
Enjoyed the video, very nice guitar, well played.
Sweet, clear, and balanced. Beautiful playing and an equally beautiful guitar. I love the wild figuring in the spalted maple headstock veneer.
Walnut is a seriously underrated tonewood...bring on the thunder and lightning.
Beautiful sounding guitar! Sparkling sound yet warm.
Beautifully played by Lindsay as always and wonderful overview!
Excellent description. That is a unique sound out of that top, with a unique clean, fine bass rumble/drone. That guitar was, of course, masterfully built with tons of energy to show off those unique qualities. I like the result, and am curious to hear this top paired with other back and sides (I wonder if this top would become a lion with Cocobolo, like Engelmann tends to).
This particular one, though, would effortlessly lead one down new creative pathways for sure.
beautiful sound and look
Ahhh. Beautiful.
What's 'Bastogne walnut'? Walnut with shrapnel in it?
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Sounds great! Is that in an alternative tuning? What does it sound like in standard tuning?
Open G tuning in the opener, then just drop D in the second piece, so 5/6 of the way to standard! We think it sound great in any tuning :)
@@cartervintagebackstage thanks for the reply. Could you do a short video of it in standard tuning please?
@@newffee Reach out to me directly and I can quickly send you a phone video if you're interested in purchasing - lindsay@tnag.com
@@cartervintagebackstage well I'm actually interested in the sound of strumming and picking in standard tuning because if it has the right sound, I might build one myself. I think I can find lots of douglas fir in BC Canada
Texas ebony? What is that? Mesquite maybe? Not being flippant here. Mesquite has definite luthier possibilities. Persimmon? Persimmon is the only American ebony I know of. And it's really nothing like the other ebonys.
The Japanese buy up all the Persimmon available. Why ? Golf clubs. Fact.
Neck seems wide
Can't an instrument have its own voice without being compared to IR and Mahogany. In Britain we have been using alternate woods before it became fashionable to do so.
True, but also it’s supposed to be a guide on how the EQ spectrum works, since Mahogany and Indian Rosewood’s sounds are the quite distinct, different to each other, and familiar :) Here in Peru we have a ton of unknown fantastic tonewoods, but since they’re not the standard in manufacturing and/or sound, it’s not as “consistent”, so not as popular.
Great sounding guitar super clear and crisp but man that’s spendy.
Sounds great but the price doesn’t sound so great but it’s beautiful as well