Claro Walnut - Juglans hindsii - Tommy's Tonewoods

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Tom Sands

Tom Sands

3 жыл бұрын

The walnut family of woods are a woodworkers dream, beautiful to work with and aesthetically striking. The particular species, Claro Walnut, also sometimes referred to as California Walnut or Oregon Walnut, also makes for a fantastic tonewood. Its mass and density certainly tips it towards a more fundamental response when compared to something like rosewood, the overtone content is not as present. Walnut is often described as having a 'dry' sound as a result. This isn't 'good' or 'bad', it is its own sound, its own tonal flavour.
This set is ear marked for a trade with Maegen Wells in California, I expect it'll make a fine Model S and the set is even big enough to yield a soundboard to match.

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@thisoldnewguitar9882
@thisoldnewguitar9882 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, great info and timing because I'm building a Claro OM right now. Love the show and look forward to watching them all!
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars 3 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@petercondaxis7879
@petercondaxis7879 8 ай бұрын
I own a 2009 Martin OMCE with Claro walnut back & sides - one of only 150 produced. It's my "Desert Island" guitar.
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars 7 ай бұрын
What do you like about it?
@kevingreene6893
@kevingreene6893 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that Tom... lovely piece of tonewood - some nice drama in the configuration too :) Nicely described! Interesting idea to use the walnut on the top too - I’ve never come across that before. Cheers... :)
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars 3 жыл бұрын
I've maybe seen a walnut top once or twice but until yesterday I hadn't seen an all walnut guitar, I think this will be really pretty. I expect I'll been use walnut binding with perhaps a striking coloured purfling line. If you're following me on Instagram you might have seen a similar idea on there. Cheers!
@TheHypnotstCollector
@TheHypnotstCollector Жыл бұрын
I just cut my first black walnut slabs, Juglans Hindsii Jeps. We live in an old black walnut orchard in the Gold Country. I also had 6 walnut stumps pulled. WOW! Those guys make huge roots. Took about 2 hours per stump and removed about 8 cubic yards of dirt (clay and slate, really). The figure in the wood is like pretty naked girls.....you never tire of looking at it... in fact I prefer the wlanut! Now I have to do something with it...
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын
Whatever floats your boat my friend! 🤩
3 жыл бұрын
Claro Walnut is from the Orchards of Central California where I grew up. The Central San Joaquin Valley. Between Sacramento-Fresnio-Bakersfield! Greetings from Hollywood California! I just subscribed. Great channel!
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for subscribing!!
@sbolfing
@sbolfing 3 жыл бұрын
Great video - always learning something! I've seen a few all walnut guitars from Martin's Custom Shop and a Gibson J-45 that was all walnut (that one really sounded nice) - they have their own unique voice. Different than all Mahogany or all Koa - not better/worse, just different. I hope to hear yours!
@davidtesch475
@davidtesch475 3 жыл бұрын
I'm in CA, I took a tree class while I lived in Modesto and the professor mentioned that they graft it onto the English walnut for better disease resistance, probably against root rot IIRC
@_x__q
@_x__q 3 жыл бұрын
I just joined a Claro walnut back for my third build. It will be paired with a cedar top. I was surprised by the complexity of the tap tones. So many have described it as a dry, fundamental kinda sound. My set has some higher frequencies that sustained almost as well as my rosewood back that was joined a few weeks ago.
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars 3 жыл бұрын
I mentioned 'dry' in the description, I think you're absolutely right. I noticed some lovely high frequency response in this set too, I think complex is exactly the word I'd use!
3 жыл бұрын
And Tom my dad planted many Walnut orchards in Central California. He would remind us. Most nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, and cashews, are botanically defined as seeds rather than fruit!
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars 3 жыл бұрын
You're quite right. Thanks for the fact check!!
@gregoryreffner2939
@gregoryreffner2939 3 жыл бұрын
Great videos, Tom. Glad I found your channel! what's your general sense of E.I Rosewood versus Claro Walnut when paired with a Redwood top?
@edflower109
@edflower109 Жыл бұрын
How about doing a video on black walnut ,or comparing the different types . love your videos!
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars Жыл бұрын
not a bad idea!
@sinaTonewood
@sinaTonewood Жыл бұрын
is this type of walnut as dense as Persian walnut? what about average density?
@paulboden7850
@paulboden7850 3 жыл бұрын
Are you getting clues about how you'll voice the guitar from the initial tap tones? Stuart Ryan had a claro walnut Gerber. Sounded great.
@TomSandsGuitars
@TomSandsGuitars 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely. It does depend on what the customer is after and what qualities we want to bring out of the wood. This piece was actually really surprising coming back to it, there was a lot more going on than I'd anticipated and a strong treble response which tells me it'll work for a soundboard.
@auliarahmat6084
@auliarahmat6084 Жыл бұрын
Are this walnut species good for laminated neck guitar?
@matthewsmith2362
@matthewsmith2362 Жыл бұрын
Is Claro walnut variety more expensive than like a black walnut.
@rosskstar
@rosskstar 2 жыл бұрын
Does Claro have any sound benefit over Rosewood back/sides other than figure (thinking Martin acoustic)? Btw, i've got an entire Black Walnut tree air-dried for 3 years i'm getting ready to make some tables...my grandfather planted it during WW2. "Search for Jehovah while he may yet be found"~bible
@MrHeliosoul
@MrHeliosoul 3 жыл бұрын
Babinga?
stop buying Brazilian Rosewood.
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