Tasmanian Huon Pine
Botanical Name: Lagarostrobos Franklinii.
Tasmanian Huon-pine is better suited for small body guitars steel String/ musical instruments.
An ancient native conifer, huon pine has been dated at over two thousand years of age making this species one of the oldest living trees on the planet. Beautiful golden yellow colour, fine grain and easy to work. Huon Pine being softer and heavier than spruce it makes quieter guitars but has a very rich sustained sound. Steel string guitars with a smaller body tend to sound bigger.
Density 560 Kg/m3.