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- noun Any
wood suitable for use in theconstruction of amusical instrument .
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Examples
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Almost as if the moniker of "tonewood" makes it worth its weight in gold.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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Just as significant, though, are the details that you don't see: the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom is built with the long neck tenon that gave added resonance and sustain to the original, its period-correct nylon nut is cut on the PLEK for ultimate accuracy, and beneath the guitar's gloss Ebony finish lies a body carved from one piece of solid mahogany, a tonewood known for its blend of warmth, richness and clarity.
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Tarisio is promoting its upcoming sale of instruments, bows, memorabilia and tonewood from the now-closed William Moennig & Son shop on June 23-25.
Violinist.com 2010
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Just as significant, though, are the details that you don't see: the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom is built with the long neck tenon that gave added resonance and sustain to the original, its period-correct nylon nut is cut on the PLEK for ultimate accuracy, and beneath the guitar's gloss Ebony finish lies a body carved from one piece of solid mahogany, a tonewood known for its blend of warmth, richness and clarity.
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Let's hoist a glass to David Russell Young for opening the box on redwood as a tonewood, in the early 1970's actually. ph
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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You might miss out on whatever it is that redwood has to offer as a tonewood, if you go for the safe choice.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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The bodies are chambered to retain tonal characteristics provided by the select tonewood top without suffering as much collateral tonal loss from the svelteness of the body.
Gearwire - 2009
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To clarify, I, like foldedpath, am an "end user" - I'm mainly inquiring because I'm about to get lend of a curly redwood topped Old Wave oval A and was curious about the qualities of curly redwood as I'm so unfamiliar with it's use as a tonewood.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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The coalition, which is also made up of a half-dozen tonewood suppliers, hopes its efforts will protect threatened forest habitats and safeguard the future of trees critical in manufacturing instruments of all kinds.
Augusta Free Press 2009
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Bolting little speaker driver on to the back of tonewood-the same stuff used in high-end violins-will provide a rich, warm sound.
Gizmodo 2009
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