Do Endangered Woods Make Better Guitars? (VIDEO)

Lancaster University

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Some of the woods used for guitar backs are revered by guitar players for their acoustic qualities, and are claimed to be tonally superior to other woods. Unfortunately many of these woods are expensive, rare, and from unsustainable sources.

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