Thread: Oregon?

I've used Oregon/Douglas Fir for an electric guitar body - works fine, can dent easily if you're not careful.

But hey, if you didn't end up using it for anything, i'd gladly 'dispose' of it for you! haha

thats very kind of you , . . lol . but I'm sure I will find a use for it
and thanks for the info

Oregon would be hard as spruce and that gets used a lot for guitar tops. I cant see why it cant be used other than some people's ideas of what should be used.
If it is tight grained should make an ok sound board. I recall someone on here even used radiata and reckoned it sounded good.
Regards
John

Stiffness (along and across grain) rather than hardness is the important property for good top wood for an acoustic. I've see it used on classicals with fair results and Peter Coombe I believe has used it on his mandolins. There have been a few discussions over on the ANZLF forum on the subject: Douglas fir for OM style guitar top? - Page 2 - Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum (I assume it's ok with mods to post link to another forum)

Originally Posted by orraloon

Oregon would be hard as spruce and that gets used a lot for guitar tops. I cant see why it cant be used other than some people's ideas of what should be used.
If it is tight grained should make an ok sound board. I recall someone on here even used radiata and reckoned it sounded good.
Regards
John

Yep, I have used Oregon in one mandolin. It works, but does sound a bit different. Mostly fundamental, sweet and with not many overtones, and really loud. From unusual topwoods I actually prefer Pinus radiata. If you can find a good lightweight quarter sawn piece it can sound as good as the best Red Spruce. The difficulty is finding a good piece.