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Did the Cremonese have access to wood with unique special qualities?

2018-04-24T16:26:00Z

Were the old Cremonese luthiers really using better woods than those available to other makers in Europe? In this article from 2013, Terry Borman and Berend Stoel presented a study of density that suggested otherwise
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Ask the experts: What should a luthier look for when choosing tonewood?

2018-01-05T13:32:00Z

For a beginner luthier, choosing the perfect spruce and maple for an instrument can be a confusing process. Three experts in wood selection offer some guidelines

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Did the Cremonese have access to wood with unique special qualities?

Ask the experts: What should a luthier look for when choosing tonewood?