> > > Farrell wrote: > > > WOW! That's a lot of spruce. Not likely Sitka, as I would think back then they would have been using a local source. Could be Eastern though. That is what Andre Bolduc is building his soundboards out of. > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > Its my understanding that most of southern New England was cleared of all forest by the mid 19th century. I'd bet that the spruce came from eastern Canada or Maine.My 1890's house has cedar claps with Quebec stamped on the back Tom Driscoll
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