Sourcing Spruce; Taylor Guitars video

Happy Acoustic Day!

Where did your guitar live before making its way to you?

     The wood used to make your acoustic guitar lived in the forest where it endured three or four hundred years of droughts, fires, storms, and generations of people. How did it become part of your guitar?

     This video from Taylor Guitars demonstrates how the wood—spruce in this case— makes its way from the forest to the builder.

Taylor guitars: Sourcing Spruce pt. 1

     Next, Bob Taylor explains how the wood now at his shop, is selected, cut, and used to make your guitar. 

Taylor guitars: Sourcing Spruce pt. 2

     An incredible amount of work happens before your guitar is born. It will likely give you a new appreciation for the guitar you’re now playing.