Acoustic Guitar Building Course

[Simon Barden]

That's my 'something new' learned today. I had a nice all Koa tenor uke that sounded nice.

[Zandit75]

That's my 'something new' learned today. I had a nice all Koa tenor uke that sounded nice.

Haha, glad to help out!

I love this timber, yet I've had a number of people tell me that it's fine for back and sides, but not for the front. Too many traditionalists around here! Doesn't help that one of them is my wife!

I realised I didn't explain this properly. Aesthetically, there are many traditionalists who believe timbers like this should only be used for back and sides, and that an acoustic "HAS" to have a spruce/softwood top. My wife is one of these, and when I show her pics of blackwood tops, she has said to me "I'll be disappointed if you bring home something like that"
I then turn around and say "It's not about what you like Bub!!!"