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Tonewood is the term generally used to designate wood with recognized and consistent acoustic qualities when used in the making of Musical Instruments. The type of wood used on stringed instruments (such as a lute, a violin or a guitar) is a much debated factor contributing to its tone. A musical instrument is usually made with several kinds of wood. Since sound is generated through vibration, the instrument's primary wood is selected for the particular characteristics of its vibration. In parts of the instrument not responsible for generating tone, woods are selected for other reasons: a hard wood for the fingerboard, an easily-worked wood for decoration, and so forth. The woods that don't absorb and deaden the sound are considered "tonewoods".
There are a considerable variety of different tonewoods used in lutherie. Below are descriptions of the general tonal properties of some of the most widely used tonewoods. It is common to employ at least two different tonewoods: one or more varieties for the back and sides, and one for the sounding board, or "top". The uniformity of the material and moisture content in the wood affects the tone or sound of the stringed instrument. Moisture in the wood affects the sound: the best sound usually found in woods that are very dry. Guitar wood is dried to less than 6% moisture content (below the range of most wood moisture meters) in heated storage for a total of three to six months before final precision machining of the wood. Wood for lutes and violins is usually dried for several years.
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Is it more stylish to match the wood tone of your cabinets to the wood tone of your kitchen table?
Yes, you want to match the tones to look stylish.
What is a select spruce top guitars?
Its the spruce (Sitka Spruce 5 A Grade being the best)that is selected for the Guitar, its usually stright grain and has excellent tone when hit. (you check the tone of the wood by hitting it, it will have a tone like a musical note, wood without good tone will have a dull thud, no tone).
How do you spell tymber?
depends on what you speak: wood = timber tone = timbre
What material is lighter wood or metal?
a tone of bricks You should be specific on this question, dry wood, wet wood, also what kind of wood? It does matter, this goes for the metal too. { vgtalotta } [at] { hotmail } [dot] { com }
Can wedding be used as a verb?
Yes. Used to denote combining, as in "wedding wood and plastic to create a richer tone".
What kind of wood would be on a 1978 Eames Lounge chair and Ottoman?
The wood is more-than-likely Walnut. If it has a slightly red-tone, it may be Brazilian Rosewood, although it is rare.
What dresser wood tone goes best with darker colored paint in my bedroom?
I would recomend a birch or white finish.
What features do the Nissan Sentra carry?
The Nissan Sentra has a low aerodynamic body wood tone trim and leather appointed seating.
A hollow funnel-shaped piece of wood or plastic that brass players use to alter the tone of their instruments is called a?
mute
How does the age affect sound of guitar?
Age of the wood affects the warmth, purity of the tone of a guitar. So, an older acoustic will very possibly have a warmer, more appealing tone than a newer guitar of the same type.
What is the value of a perfect Colt Gold Cup Super 38 two tone wood grip purchased about 1975?
800 USD or so
What are 3 teqniques used to create tone?
Easy. Cross hatching Shading Directional shading Scribbling Wood texture effect Stippling
