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Just curious if Richard or anyone have ever worked with Huon pine? Particularly for a soundboard.
For those whom have not heard of Huon pine, it’s a very slow growing tree that is native to the southwestern corner of Tasmania. It was highly prized in furniture making and, due to over logging, is now a protected species.
Would be interested to hear any experiance.
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Also interesting to note. Although it is commonly called a ‘pine’ it is not a member of the pine (pincea) family at all, and is it’s own unique genus (Lagarostrobos franklinii) endemic to a this remote area of Tasmania Australia and as far as I’m aware nowhere else it the world, with no other close relatives… It’s slow growing and can have a life span exceeding 2000 years! It’s a story akin to the Coastal Redwoods that are held so dear to those close by Santa Cruz… There are a few examples of Huon Pine used as a tonewood in Australia and from what I have read it is quite highly regarded, but I don’t know that it has really taken off, but I think that may be due to both its scarcity and the difficulty of introducing a new wood to the guitar market. It might be a bit like the story Richard tells in the podcasts of when Koa was first introduced to the market.
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