Join Richard Hoover in the Santa Cruz Guitar Company wood room as he takes the time to thoroughly explain the nuances and versatility of Redwood, what Redwood means to Richard personally, and how it all plays into our mission of making the best sounding instrument for a specific player.
1 - 00:00 - Introduction
2 - 00:36 - Mythbusting Agenda: science, not opinion.
3 - 03:05 - The Variety of Redwood as a Guitar Top
4 - 05:36 - Scale of Clarity and the SCGC Approach to Luthiery
6 - 09:27 - SCGC Redwood Options and Provenances
7 - 10:55 - Why do old guitars sound better?
8 - 11:32 - Ethics of Responsible Harvest
9 - 12:40 - What Redwood means to Richard Hoover
10 - 13:44 - An Aboriginal and PNW Native American Perspective on Redwood
11 - 18:18 - Alignment to Companies with a Cause
12 -19:45 - Partnering with Marvel Woods
13 - 21:16 - Bob Taylor
14 - 22:42 - A note on Figured Redwood for luthiers
15 - 23:53 - Modal Analysis coming soon
#masterclass #redwood #luthier
Filmed and edited by Joshua Huver #musthavemedia
