Cherry Tonewood Acoustic Guitar

Post jun 18 2012 1 2012 06 18t04 12.

Cherry tonewood acoustic guitar.

Cherry creme guitar cherry wood with creme binding light as a feather sounds godlike. The mid range frequency is the sweet spot for most acoustic guitars and honduran mahogany is a mid range powerhouse. In the following article we re going to explore the world of acoustic guitar tonewoods and explain how different characteristics of timber such as density moisture strength and flexibility influence how an acoustic guitar sounds. I am interested in the views of any luthiers about cherry wood as a tonewood or from any owners who have actually played one.

Some years ago i. The term tonewood is used to describe wood used in the construction of stringed instruments chosen for their acoustic properties. Tell me about cherry as a tonewood for acoustic guitar back and sides. Very few companies are making guitars with cherry i think the reason is because the cost of cherry is quite high and it does not look as flashy as some other woods out there.

When i searched the forum i saw a few topics mentioning cherry wood with comments saying it was a viable alternative tone wood but in summary too unfashionable and cheap to be ever ordered by clients. It is used for back an sides for guitars where it compares favourably to the true rosewoods. Maybe a bit less dry sounding. It s also prized for volume balance and articulation making it one of the best all around tonewoods there is.

Honduran mahogany yields a crisp fundamental sound with a pleasing bloom of mid range overtones. Al carruth is a fan and says. I am looking at a very nice acoustic guitar with european spruce top and back and sides of cherry. Most cherry is very close in density and hardness to soft maple but some of it can be very hard.

Home custom shop exotic guitar tonewoods home. Cherry produces a rich projective midrange and balance without favoring the bass or treble frequencies.