Is a Heavy Dense Quality wood like Madrone, good for Stringed Instruments ?

[St. Phatty]

I have a boatload of high quality Madrone.

Even got Madrone sitting on the ground, in the "Before Rotting" condition.

Personally I like heavy woods, because it's more like machining Aluminum, and I like machining aluminum. In other words, it's manufacture-able.

If you call up instrument repair shops or look online, the Baseline for stringed instruments is Maple, and Spruce.

If not Madrone, has anybody ever tried making a stringed instrument out of a Heavier wood like Oak or Zebrawood ?

 

[armedoldhippy]

both madrone & zebra wood are highly desirable for stability, such as in building longbows & recurves. Indian Rosewood ditto, and it is EXTREMELY in demand for musical instruments. (read-$$$$$. good luck finding any. may be on endangered species listing, CITES act stuff) it doesn't hurt demand that they are all EXTREMELY pretty woods, eye candy to beat the band. zebra wood is renowned for use in guitar tops...