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ghnarumen Strummer Posts: 40	Leyland cypress May 9, 2019 16:10:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ghnarumen on May 9, 2019 16:10:59 GMT I’ve just had some ‘monstrous’ leylandii trees felled. Some of the trunks might be wide enough for mandolins or fiddles. Is this stuff any good for soundboards? John
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yorkie
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Leyland cypress May 9, 2019 17:15:02 GMT ghnarumen likes this

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Post by yorkie on May 9, 2019 17:15:02 GMT

Don’t think I’ve ever see it used and not commercially available as far as I’ve ever seen, but I’d be interested to see what a QS slab looked like. As it’s green, it won’t be useable for a long time though, unless you know someone who can kiln dry it for you.

I can’t think of a reason not to make some use of it. Shame I’m not closer.

Last Edit: May 9, 2019 17:15:58 GMT by yorkie

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Leyland cypress May 9, 2019 21:48:37 GMT ghnarumen likes this

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Post by colins on May 9, 2019 21:48:37 GMT

Monterey Cypress which is one of the parent species of the Cupresus X Leylandii is a good tonewood used for the B&S of flamenco and classical guitars as an alternative to Spanish cypress. I have some very nice Monterey Cypress which was sent to me by a customer in California for whom I built a tornavoz guitar, I even have Google Earth pictures of the tree in its growing position.

Though a softwood I think Leylandii might be better suited as a B&S wood rather than soundboard, like its parent.

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Leyland cypress May 10, 2019 16:20:19 GMT

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Post by earwighoney on May 10, 2019 16:20:19 GMT

May 9, 2019 21:48:37 GMT colins said:

It's used commonly by Mexican guitar makers for flamenco guitars.

I had a flamenco guitar with that kind of cypress for it's back and sides

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OP, if it's large enough for back and sides sets I'm sure flamenco guitar makers in the UK would be interested in buying sets (if the tree is large enough)

Last Edit: May 10, 2019 16:21:09 GMT by earwighoney

ghnarumen
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Leyland cypress May 11, 2019 23:06:55 GMT

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Post by ghnarumen on May 11, 2019 23:06:55 GMT

May 10, 2019 16:20:19 GMT earwighoney said:

May 9, 2019 21:48:37 GMT colins said:

I don’t think there’s anything large enough for guitars, unfortunately; it’ll have to be flamenco mandolins. I wonder if a fiddle made top, back and sides would work.

John

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colins Luthier / Guitar Maker Posts: 2,397	Leyland cypress May 12, 2019 14:30:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by colins on May 12, 2019 14:30:34 GMT If it's wide enough for sides it'll make a three or four piece back as well. Colin
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Leyland cypress

Post by ghnarumen on May 9, 2019 16:10:59 GMT

Post by yorkie on May 9, 2019 17:15:02 GMT

Post by colins on May 9, 2019 21:48:37 GMT

Post by earwighoney on May 10, 2019 16:20:19 GMT

Post by ghnarumen on May 11, 2019 23:06:55 GMT

Post by colins on May 12, 2019 14:30:34 GMT

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