Master Class: Busting Myths on Redwood with Richard Hoover

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Күн бұрын

Join Richard Hoover in the Santa Cruz Guitar Company wood room as he takes the time to thoroughly explain the nuances and versatility of Redwood, what Redwood means to Richard personally, and how it all plays into our mission of making the best sounding instrument for a specific player.
1 - 00:00 - Introduction
2 - 00:36 - Mythbusting Agenda: science, not opinion.
3 - 03:05 - The Variety of Redwood as a Guitar Top
4 - 05:36 - Scale of Clarity and the SCGC Approach to Luthiery
6 - 09:27 - SCGC Redwood Options and Provenances
7 - 10:55 - Why do old guitars sound better?
8 - 11:32 - Ethics of Responsible Harvest
9 - 12:40 - What Redwood means to Richard Hoover
10 - 13:44 - An Aboriginal and PNW Native American Perspective on Redwood
11 - 18:18 - Alignment to Companies with a Cause
12 -19:45 - Partnering with Marvel Woods
13 - 21:16 - Bob Taylor
14 - 22:42 - A note on Figured Redwood for luthiers
15 - 23:53 - Modal Analysis coming soon
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Пікірлер: 24

@MustHaveMedia 6 минут бұрын

I could listen to Richard talk all day!

@mgammill 20 күн бұрын

Such a treasure of a human being. I had the pleasure to talking with him once and he was great! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

@thomzys 22 күн бұрын

Natural speaker. Natural teacher.

@ravilambmusic 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for your lifetime of wisdom Richard!!! Definitely a bucket list to own a SC guitar

@jeffhildreth9244 Ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Thanks. Always admired Santa Cruz Guitars.. One day may just have to order one. I was a long time resident of Monterey Bay to include several years in Aptos and a friend of Paul Hostetter. Lucky Strike.. Craig Carter RIP I moved him to Petrolia and helped set up his shop. I surfaced hundreds of sets of redwood tops in my shop in Monterey. Tunnel 13.. there is a wood hustler in So Oregon who came by his inventory by other than normal means, to be avoided. Brian Burns (sp) one of the most knowledgeable luthiers on the subject of redwood. I have a stash of pre WW II redwood from a CCC camp/mill in So Oregon. . I am fortunate.

@SiggyMe Ай бұрын

His talks are very insightful which clarifies the understanding of the topic he speaks on. So I listen for those moments and file them away somewhere internally for later use. Thanks Mr.Hoover for this talk.

@steveg219 27 күн бұрын

His insights and values are top notch

@markguynn7254 17 күн бұрын

Wonderful sharing . Your love and knowledge of wood also discloses your love of the Earth and the Cosmos!!! Thank you Richard ! I own 2 acoustic guitars with Sinker Redwood tops and they are incredible .

@herzplus1 22 күн бұрын

I'm glad to have a OM SCGC with Redwoodtop, still love to play it

@davestambaugh7282 23 күн бұрын

I just finished a mandolin that I chose sinker redwood for the top. It is so dense, the annular rings can only be seen with magnification. The annular rings are an average distance of ten thousands of an inch. That makes an inch of width represents a hundred years of growth. It probably would not make a good guitar but it is really great for a mandolin.

@johngeddes7894 23 күн бұрын

I saw a documentary about trees communicating not that long ago, and it absolutely does instill a reverence for the woods in use for instrument making. The big question might be how can the powers that be become convinced of the high value in appreciating these trees LIViNG, not necessarily in some sawmill being sold to the highest bidder? What? Living within the earth’s means?

@davestagner 23 күн бұрын

I have a redwood/koala mini jumbo, and it’s extraordinary.

@peterstephen1562 23 күн бұрын

The three Redwood blocks that I have are extraordinarily stiff across the grain. That stiffness makes them susceptible to splitting. In finished guitars the tone is similar to cedar but not so lush. There are metalic tendancies. Beautiful trees but give me old Spruce any day for soundboards.

@SantaCruzGuitarCo 20 күн бұрын

In the end, it's a flavor and personal preference is tops!

@boco1951 29 күн бұрын

Love the tops always thought they were soft

@SantaCruzGuitarCo 20 күн бұрын

Redwood that grows too fast and is cut too soon can be too soft for guitars. Not every piece of redwood will be good for every guitar, but within the category "redwood" you can find the right piece for the sound you want.

@peterjames2580 Ай бұрын

I just finished a Redwood dreadnought and I got super bass and loud.

@SantaCruzGuitarCo 20 күн бұрын

Great job! Is that what you were aiming for?

@peterjames2580 20 күн бұрын

@@SantaCruzGuitarCo I did get two of the three points I was aiming for but for mids and trebles. It has mids and trebles but they are not bright but colored by the bass side? (If that makes any sense.)

@michaelborn3318 26 күн бұрын

Redwood isn't just great for acoustic guitars, it makes a super sounding, light-weight, electric guitar!

@SantaCruzGuitarCo 20 күн бұрын

That's right!

@michaelborn3318 20 күн бұрын

@@SantaCruzGuitarCo I did several runs of solid redwood-bodied electric guitars when I was the Director of Wood Technology at Fender. Everyone in the plant could hear the difference and they're extremely light. Just a little soft and need a little care in handling.

@rickelliott821 20 күн бұрын

I have some tunnel torofied RW that may be too narrow for a traditional dreadnaught. Have we ever laid three (3) piece tops where the center piece is a solid narrower piece supporting the bridge as a singular piece of wood vs a single seam in the middle. Any possible benifits or draw backs?

@SantaCruzGuitarCo 20 күн бұрын

That's a great question - look forward to a video answer from Richard himself!