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[QUOTE=j.Brown] What is the tonal quality of Eucalyptus?
-j.[/QUOTE]

Something akin to the mating call of a male Koala.....a deep grunting sound.

[quote]Something akin to the mating call of a male Koala.....a deep grunting sound.[/quote]

Ah for goodness' sake......

Mate it's a sound I cant describe. During the mating season we occasionally get male Koalas wandering into our backyard and the sound they make is not a sound you want to hear at 2am in the morning! Its the sound a bloke makes when hes had a skinful and is about to throw up....you know the part where youre trying to gasp for breath and throw up your stomach contents all at the same time

[QUOTE=bob_connor] Them Koalas are a fussy bunch Russ.

In any given population area they'll only eat maybe one or two of the available eucalypt species.

I reckon your guitars are reasonably safe.

Bob [/QUOTE]

There was a very funny post on another forum recently where a young guy had a mouse chew the headstock of his newly finished archtop. Dont think I'd like to be that mouse.

[quote]you know the part where youre trying to gasp for breath and throw up your stomach contents all at the same time [/quote]

After all these 40 years, these words are finally making some sense...

    Take me koalas back, Jack,
    Take me koalas back

    Now if I can just figure out why Aussies "Tie their kangaroos down"! Why? Why? Why?................................. Sport!
    

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[QUOTE=j.Brown] What is the tonal quality of Eucalyptus?
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anyone know the answer to this?

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With the eucalyptus I used the tap tone was a little dull but the guitar was surprizingly warm and sweet when finished. I guess the italian spruce top didn't hurt.

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