Anyone seen these

[JB1]

http://www.guitar.net.nz/

Made from 35,000 (!) year old wood.

 

[Mobay45]

Thanks for the link. I've been looking for some new furniture.

 

[spectorbassguy]

Thanks for the link. I've been looking for some new furniture.

I wondered who would be the first to reference coffee table instruments!!!

 

[Mobay45]

I didn't see a price anywhere for them. I figure it's one of those "If you have to ask you can't afford it" kind of deals.

 

[JB1]

Mobay, I think you're right on the price thing.

I know they are CT basses(!), BUT, it got me thinking that I might like a 'Ray made using that wood. Kinda cool.

Or is it me?

 

[cgworkman]

I'd be afraid the headstock is going to snap off and impale me....

 

[Moondog]

I like the bodies but that headstock sucks

 

[JB1]

Headstock ain't so sweet eh?

I still thing a regular 'Ray, but using the wood for the body would look nice...

 

[Mantaray]

These people are criminals!!!!!!!!

 

[JB1]

Explain Mantaray.....

 

[Mantaray]

Explain Mantaray.....

If they destroyed trees so old to do that that's what they are!

 

[Dees]

very beautifull, I wish I had one

 

[Mobay45]

If they destroyed trees so old to do that that's what they are!

I can't imagine that the trees that furnished that wood were alive. 35,000 years?!! Just because the wood is that old doesn't mean it came from a living tree.

 

[Moondog]

I can't imagine that the trees that furnished that wood were alive. 35,000 years?!! Just because the wood is that old doesn't mean it came from a living tree.

I would think that even a dead tree would rot or decay after several years but I'm not an 'earth science' expert

fossilized wood??

 

[dlloyd]

I can't imagine that the trees that furnished that wood were alive. 35,000 years?!! Just because the wood is that old doesn't mean it came from a living tree.

The oldest tree in the world is bristlecone pine that's a shade under 5000 years old.

 

[dlloyd]

I would think that even a dead tree would rot or decay after several years but I'm not an 'earth science' expert

fossilized wood??

Sort of.

It's been buried in a peat bog for thousands of years, conditions that preserve organic material such as wood. It's very wet when you dig it up, but once it's been dried it might have good acoustic properties as the resin will have hardened.

The botanical name for Kauri is Agathis, if you're interested. That's what cheap Indonesian Squiers are made of (although they don't bury them for thousands of years).

 

[mike not fat]

Due to the headstocks, those basses and guitars can only be used by some black metal bands as a sword substitute...

But the schaller bridge that allows to adjust the string spacing is a good idea (not very beautiful at all... maybe to match the headstock !).

I'd like to try one, to see if it's as incredible as related on the internet pages. Due to the rarety of the wood, i surelly coudn't afford to buy one.

MNF

 

[Mobay45]

The bass with the optical lightwave pickup is very cool looking.

 

[Moondog]

Sort of.
It's been buried in a peat bog for thousands of years, conditions that preserve organic material such as wood. It's very wet when you dig it up, but once it's been dried it might have good acoustic properties as the resin will have hardened.
The botanical name for Kauri is Agathis, if you're interested. That's what cheap Indonesian Squiers are made of (although they don't bury them for thousands of years).

Last winter, my new 8' aborvitaes showed signs of winter dessication. Is there anything I can do to prevent it this winter?

 

[JB1]

This is for you , Moondog

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/tree/arbrvtae.htm