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Indian Laurel vs Rosewood – Is Laurel A Good Guitar Tonewood?

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05/10/2022

I’d say Indian Laurel is as close to Rosewood as possible tonally, without being Rosewood itself.

......one thing is for certain, Music is Powerful!

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09/15/2020

So little is understood about the power of music, but one thing is for certain, Music is Powerful!

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Making Mistakes as a Guitar Builder: A Critical Look at my Worst Guitar

In this episode, I take a critical look at the worst guitar I ever built. I point out flaws and discuss strategies for improving and avoiding some of the common mistakes that luthiers make. Mistakes include gappy joinery, inconsistent binding and purfling thickness, poor design, bad miters and sloppy finish among other things. I even installed the end wedge upside down!