Hi. I'm a sometimes guitar builder that is new to this group and know very little about lutes. But, I'll jump in anyway.
Where I grew up it was called Hedge Apple. Osage Orange has been used quite a bit with guitars and occasionally with violin bows. It's tonal and woodworking properties are supposed to be very much like rosewood. For guitars it is difficult to find quartersawn pieces wide enough. Here is a link to a bow (archery) builder who also sells the wood. http://www.osageorange.com/ If you want to cut your own, the best time to find it is in the fall when there are "apples" all over the ground. In my town (Wheaton, IL) there are a couple of houses where I see the apples in the street. It's not popular as it was on farms but you still see it now and then. I've even seen it lining the fence at a golf course. Dwight Johnson On 6/28/05, Stephen Fryer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Steve Ramey wrote: > > > If I recall correctly from my Kansas days, something over 40 years > > ago, it's terribly hard, heavy, dense, tough stuff-- just barely floats, > > hard on tools. > > I don't know about European Yew, but Pacific Yew tends to be like that, > but red not yellow. > > -- > Stephen Fryer > Lund Computer Services > > ************************************************** > The more answers I find, the more questions I have > ************************************************** > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
