2002
AL#69 p.13   BRB6 p.288            
John Calkin                                                                                           

▪ This is an examination of 17 varieties of wood not usually associated with guitars, their bending characteristics, and how they look. Calkin’s opinions about tonewood have proven to be pretty controversial, but this article may help if you are tired of the same old look on your instruments. With 19 photos.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s fifty best articles published before 2010.