Henning
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Hello, as far as I understand koa is a very popular Wood for building ukuleles in Hawaii. It is understandable from the Point of view that you use what is the closest. So from Hawaii the use of building ukuleles in koa has spread to the USA.
But now is koa really such a good Wood to use in the top of a stringed instrument?
Isn´t it rather hard and dense, a Little like maple or perhaps rosewood?
Then it ought to be better suited for sides and backs. I don´t want to say it should be like that, only maybe.
Does an instrument in koa or acacia "open up" like an instrument in mahogany, cedar or spruce?
Does it take much longer time?
http://tonewooddatasource.weebly.com/wood-details-a-b.html
But now is koa really such a good Wood to use in the top of a stringed instrument?
Isn´t it rather hard and dense, a Little like maple or perhaps rosewood?
Then it ought to be better suited for sides and backs. I don´t want to say it should be like that, only maybe.
Does an instrument in koa or acacia "open up" like an instrument in mahogany, cedar or spruce?
Does it take much longer time?
http://tonewooddatasource.weebly.com/wood-details-a-b.html
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