Basswood tone bars?

tattwo

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Will basswood work for tone bars? Is there a better wood to use?

 

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Wouldn't be my choice - good wood for linings though. I use quartersawn spruce.

 

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Pete Howlett said:

Wouldn't be my choice - good wood for linings though. I use quartersawn spruce.

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Thanks Pete. There is a lot of basswood around here and I wasn't sure about the tone bars.