Shaft Question
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"Old growth" typically refers to shafts harvested from very old maple trees, and they tend to have much denser growth ring counts. I don't know if the lumber industry is accelerating tree growth now with fertilizers or something, but trees tend to grow faster now, resulting in very wide growth rings, and less dense shafts. An old growth shaft with a higher ring count expressed as RPI (rings per inch) and counted while in a 1.5" turning square tends to produce a stiffer hit.
> Old growth basically means the shaftwood is over 20 years old. On the other hand,some people are referring to wood brought up as part of the Timeless Timber project. These are submerged logs that have been sitting on the bottom of the Great Lakes,Superior in particular. These logs are 4-500 years old,dropped during logging operations,and the technology to retrieve them only became available maybe 7-8 years ago.
The wood itself is "changed" due to the super-cold temps. Some like it for shafts,some don't. There is a theory that Stradivari,and before him Guanieri,treated their violin woods in cold water. Hope this helps,Tommy D.
The wood itself is "changed" due to the super-cold temps. Some like it for shafts,some don't. There is a theory that Stradivari,and before him Guanieri,treated their violin woods in cold water. Hope this helps,Tommy D.
Check this site out, it explains more than anyone needs to know about old growth shafts, plus it is the guy you want to buy an old growth shaft from. http://www.queperfect.biz/Prodigy.htm