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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => The Musician's Circle => Topic started by: WGH on 3 Sep 2017, 09:58 pm

Title: Inside Fender's guitar factory - $12,000 Alaskan cedar guitars
Post by: WGH on 3 Sep 2017, 09:58 pm

Video includes a Fender crafted from 100-year-old Alaskan cedar:

From Fender craftsman Yuriy Shishkov, the new Front Row Legend Esquire guitars are crafted from 100-year-old Alaskan yellow cedar reclaimed from the boards of the Hollywood Bowl's original benches made in 1919. The guitars are selling for around $12,000.

(http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/sites/woodworking/files/field/image/fender-build.jpg)

http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/video/inside-fenders-guitar-factory-crafting-100-year-old-alaskan-cedar?utm_source=Real%5FMagnet&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=wayne@wghwoodworking.com&utm_content=TIP%20SHEET&utm_campaign=Inside%20Fender%27s%20guitar%20factory (http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/video/inside-fenders-guitar-factory-crafting-100-year-old-alaskan-cedar?utm_source=Real%5FMagnet&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=wayne@wghwoodworking.com&utm_content=TIP%20SHEET&utm_campaign=Inside%20Fender%27s%20guitar%20factory)

Title: Re: Inside Fender's guitar factory - $12,000 Alaskan cedar guitars
Post by: planet10 on 4 Sep 2017, 01:28 am

Cool,

Our phase plugs are made of yellow cedar — but much more recently harvested. It makes a good building material because insects don’t like it.

dave

Title: Re: Inside Fender's guitar factory - $12,000 Alaskan cedar guitars
Post by: Odal3 on 4 Sep 2017, 03:20 am

Nice - thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: Inside Fender's guitar factory - $12,000 Alaskan cedar guitars
Post by: FullRangeMan on 4 Sep 2017, 08:18 am

They are creating a luxury market for this product now.