This site http://www.glendaleguitars.com/Bodies.htm was mentioned in thr repair forum as a good place for vintage tele saddles. I got to looking around and noticed they had bodies as well. Now on that page they mention that the original Esquires and Broadcasters used sugar pine for the bodies, which is in part what gave them their distinctive sound.
Why has pine gone out of style as a guitar wood, if it can give you that kind of sound?
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never heard the pine body story before. it sounds fishy.
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Why has pine gone out of style as a guitar wood, if it can give you that kind of sound?
No idea, but the original Esquire did indeed have a pine body:
http://www.fendereurope.com/fenderfiles/TenTerrificTelecasterGuitars.asp
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altho certain types of pine are a little more dense than others, maybe it's not used as much because of its relative softness?
on the other hand...
http://www.zacharyguitars.com/071199pics.htm
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It's great lumber, suitable for a lot of different purposes, it just doesn't have a large scale, commercially sustainable supply. It's range is basically the mountain ranges of the west coast states. We did a great job of eliminating most of the old growth stands earlier this century. (Can you say a-g-a-t-h-i-s?) Sorry, must be my forestry education kicking into high gear again.
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It's range is basically the mountain ranges of the west coast states.
Have to disagree with you there. I would be hard pressed to name a Canadian Province which doesn't have pine trees. Check out this link.
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Guess I should have been more specific, I was referring to the mention of sugar pine in Teleplayer324's original post, my bad. Yeah, there's more than a "few" pine varieties on this continent and around the world, sugar pine is just a versatile stock for a lot of woodworking purposes.
Life's journey can be hard at times, but you have to realize that you are the only one with the power make it a worthwhile experience.
It's range is basically the mountain ranges of the west coast states.
Have to disagree with you there. I would be hard pressed to name a Canadian Province which doesn't have pine trees. Check out this link.
I agree with both of you. I lived in the Paciffic Northwest when I was in grad school. You couldn't drive ANYWHERE in Washington (state) without the GREAT smell of pine in the air. Plus those trees are over 60 feet tall (more like 80+!)...
But I have also traveled through Canada and the same applies (mostly the western provinces though)...
I am not sure about Sugar Pine but I do know that "standard" pine wood dries out quickly so that may be a reason for not using it.
