Wonderful sharing . Your love and knowledge of wood also discloses your love of the Earth and the Cosmos!!! Thank you Richard ! I own 2 acoustic guitars with Sinker Redwood tops and they are incredible .
His talks are very insightful which clarifies the understanding of the topic he speaks on. So I listen for those moments and file them away somewhere internally for later use. Thanks Mr.Hoover for this talk.
I just finished a mandolin that I chose sinker redwood for the top. It is so dense, the annular rings can only be seen with magnification. The annular rings are an average distance of ten thousands of an inch. That makes an inch of width represents a hundred years of growth. It probably would not make a good guitar but it is really great for a mandolin.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks. Always admired Santa Cruz Guitars.. One day may just have to order one. I was a long time resident of Monterey Bay to include several years in Aptos and a friend of Paul Hostetter. Lucky Strike.. Craig Carter RIP I moved him to Petrolia and helped set up his shop. I surfaced hundreds of sets of redwood tops in my shop in Monterey. Tunnel 13.. there is a wood hustler in So Oregon who came by his inventory by other than normal means, to be avoided. Brian Burns (sp) one of the most knowledgeable luthiers on the subject of redwood. I have a stash of pre WW II redwood from a CCC camp/mill in So Oregon. . I am fortunate.
I saw a documentary about trees communicating not that long ago, and it absolutely does instill a reverence for the woods in use for instrument making. The big question might be how can the powers that be become convinced of the high value in appreciating these trees LIViNG, not necessarily in some sawmill being sold to the highest bidder? What? Living within the earth’s means?
Redwood that grows too fast and is cut too soon can be too soft for guitars. Not every piece of redwood will be good for every guitar, but within the category "redwood" you can find the right piece for the sound you want.
The three Redwood blocks that I have are extraordinarily stiff across the grain. That stiffness makes them susceptible to splitting. In finished guitars the tone is similar to cedar but not so lush. There are metalic tendancies. Beautiful trees but give me old Spruce any day for soundboards.
@@SantaCruzGuitarCo I did several runs of solid redwood-bodied electric guitars when I was the Director of Wood Technology at Fender. Everyone in the plant could hear the difference and they're extremely light. Just a little soft and need a little care in handling.
@@SantaCruzGuitarCo I did get two of the three points I was aiming for but for mids and trebles. It has mids and trebles but they are not bright but colored by the bass side? (If that makes any sense.)
I have some tunnel torofied RW that may be too narrow for a traditional dreadnaught. Have we ever laid three (3) piece tops where the center piece is a solid narrower piece supporting the bridge as a singular piece of wood vs a single seam in the middle. Any possible benifits or draw backs?
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I could listen to Richard talk all day!
Such a treasure of a human being. I had the pleasure to talking with him once and he was great! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
Natural speaker. Natural teacher.
Wonderful sharing . Your love and knowledge of wood also discloses your love of the Earth and the Cosmos!!! Thank you Richard ! I own 2 acoustic guitars with Sinker Redwood tops and they are incredible .
His talks are very insightful which clarifies the understanding of the topic he speaks on. So I listen for those moments and file them away somewhere internally for later use. Thanks Mr.Hoover for this talk.
I'm glad to have a OM SCGC with Redwoodtop, still love to play it
Thank you for your lifetime of wisdom Richard!!! Definitely a bucket list to own a SC guitar
I just finished a mandolin that I chose sinker redwood for the top. It is so dense, the annular rings can only be seen with magnification. The annular rings are an average distance of ten thousands of an inch. That makes an inch of width represents a hundred years of growth. It probably would not make a good guitar but it is really great for a mandolin.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks. Always admired Santa Cruz Guitars.. One day may just have to order one.
I was a long time resident of Monterey Bay to include several years in Aptos and a friend of Paul Hostetter.
Lucky Strike.. Craig Carter RIP
I moved him to Petrolia and helped set up his shop.
I surfaced hundreds of sets of redwood tops in my shop in Monterey.
Tunnel 13.. there is a wood hustler in So Oregon who came by his inventory by other than normal means, to be avoided.
Brian Burns (sp) one of the most knowledgeable luthiers on the subject of redwood.
I have a stash of pre WW II redwood from a CCC camp/mill in So Oregon. . I am fortunate.
Will there be more master class videos in the future? I really love them and it’s the most informative video I ever seen. Thanks Richard
His insights and values are top notch
I saw a documentary about trees communicating not that long ago, and it absolutely does instill a reverence for the woods in use for instrument making. The big question might be how can the powers that be become convinced of the high value in appreciating these trees LIViNG, not necessarily in some sawmill being sold to the highest bidder? What? Living within the earth’s means?
Love the tops always thought they were soft
Redwood that grows too fast and is cut too soon can be too soft for guitars. Not every piece of redwood will be good for every guitar, but within the category "redwood" you can find the right piece for the sound you want.
I have a redwood/koala mini jumbo, and it’s extraordinary.
The three Redwood blocks that I have are extraordinarily stiff across the grain. That stiffness makes them susceptible to splitting.
In finished guitars the tone is similar to cedar but not so lush.
There are metalic tendancies.
Beautiful trees but give me old Spruce any day for soundboards.
In the end, it's a flavor and personal preference is tops!
Redwood isn't just great for acoustic guitars, it makes a super sounding, light-weight, electric guitar!
That's right!
@@SantaCruzGuitarCo I did several runs of solid redwood-bodied electric guitars when I was the Director of Wood Technology at Fender. Everyone in the plant could hear the difference and they're extremely light. Just a little soft and need a little care in handling.
Makes a nice Forrest,
The Muir Woods are stunning.
@@chippsterstephens6800 Redwood makes an excellent forest!
I just finished a Redwood dreadnought and I got super bass and loud.
Great job! Is that what you were aiming for?
@@SantaCruzGuitarCo I did get two of the three points I was aiming for but for mids and trebles. It has mids and trebles but they are not bright but colored by the bass side? (If that makes any sense.)
I have some tunnel torofied RW that may be too narrow for a traditional dreadnaught. Have we ever laid three (3) piece tops where the center piece is a solid narrower piece supporting the bridge as a singular piece of wood vs a single seam in the middle. Any possible benifits or draw backs?
That's a great question - look forward to a video answer from Richard himself!