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jdsmodulus wrote:That didnt last long

That's what she said

We never bonded. They are building me a guitar instead with this as the down payment.

Nice I wish I was having a guitar built for me. I really like that Tiger on Ebay I just cant afford it.

jdsmodulus wrote:Nice I wish I was having a guitar built for me. I really like that Tiger on Ebay I just cant afford it.

It was either that or taking a huge loss and it just sitting here.

tigerstrat wrote:Firs (like Subalpine, White or Noble Fir) and Pines occupy separate genuses (genii?) within the Pinaceae family. Douglas-fir is in its own genus, not being a "true" fir. Here in Oregon, Doug-fir, true Firs, and a few others like Hemlock and Redcedar make up the wet forests west of the Cascade Range, and east of the mountains where the climate is much drier, the forests are mostly composed of Pines. My next door neighbor has 4 Doug-firs, all well over 100ft tall. Christmas trees around here are mostly Doug-fir, unless you've got the money for a Noble.

This is all true. Douglas Firs are indigenous to the W. Coast but are planted widely particularly in North east for Xmas trees. True Firs found on the E. Coast are Balsam and Fraser Fir. Any ADKer knows the very fragrant Balsam. Firs are distinguished from pine with the longer, round needles produced from a bud in a central whorl for pine and a flat, white or silver bottomed needle of shorter length found alternately on the branches for Firs. One of my favorite West Coast Firs is the Grand Fir common in Idaho. A great read for you West Coast dudes is The Golden Spruce ( not goose ). Fascinating story even if you're not into trees.
Apologies for the digression. Dig the open grain on the guitar tho'.