mariegan7
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I was wondering if anybody could help me or offer their input on curly (flamed) redwood as a tonewood. I have my first custom uke on order (so excited!) My luthier is going to build me it for me at a VERY reasonable price. He has a stash of aged ancient curly redwood so it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get in on this amazing wood but from reading past threads on this forum as well as on other guitar related forums I am beginning to wonder if curly redwood is a good choice for a tonewood. Opinions vary widely - some say it is makes sounds wonderful and is their favorite but others say it has poor projection and is very fragile. So, I don't know what to believe. I love how beautiful it is but don't want to "listen with my eyes". Any thoughts/opinions are welcome.
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