Steel Guitar Buyer's Guide

Guideline #5

Look for Stable Woods with Good Tone.

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"Make certain that properly aged wood is used in the manufacture of the steel guitar you purchase."

Wood tends to shrink and change moisture content after being sawed.
This is one of the main reasons that wood needs to be aged (or seasoned) sufficiently before a steel guitar is built from it.

The steel guitar cabinets (bodies) should be built from "good-tone" wood. The wood should also have good strength and rigidity. Good-tone wood is capable of producing a clear tone when it vibrates.

Hardrock Maple is a good compromise between "good tone" and the strength needed to provide the structural integrity necessary for a steel guitar.

Whatever the construction method of the body (or cabinet), the moisture content of the wood must be maintained throughout manufacture.

Also, the wood must be properly sealed to maintain a constant moisture content.

"We want the moisture content of the wood to remain both constant and average throughout our manufacturing process, so that we can ship a steel guitar anywhere, any climate, and it changes very little."

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