Identifying the Wood Used in Your Guitar

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Barry
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Identifying the Wood Used in Your Guitar

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One of the most often asked questions concerning members' guitars, especially the acoustics, is "what wood is it made of".
We can't be 100% certain of course but we take an educated guess based on experience, and most of the time I think we get it right.

At the shop where I work, we're a Taylor dealer and while browsing their web site I came across this nice little wood comparison. I thought it might be helpful to those wanting a quick schooling in many of the more popular and some of the more exotic woods out there:
http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/woods
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Re: Identifying the Wood Used in Your Guitar

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Seems very helpful - I am going to sticky and lock the topic so it can be easily found and stay uncluttered.
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