The Journey from Tree to Guitar! 🎸

to answer the question "How exactly does a tree turn into a guitar?"

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:28 How does a tree turn into a guitar?
3:39 Raw wood
5:53 Classical Guitar Pro
6:17 Sawing the wood down
7:37 Qualities of the wood
11:23 The soundboard and rosette
13:10 Bracing
14:07 Sanding
14:47 Adding shellac
16:59 Realizations

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[williamstephens]

I like the videos with Brandon and Marshall.

[NotAllBooksSmellNice]

This is the natural progression of finding the best stick

[ulfy]

The fact the entire tree rings when you whack it really blew my mind as well. That's incredible.

[sillyskeleton]

I already felt like guitars are pieces of art, but this just makes you appreciate so much more just how intricate the process is and how much thought goes into even just choosing the right piece of wood.

[AeroSW]

I view this and the Rob Scallon video in this Luther's shop as a series of 2 videos. This video deep dives into wood choice with a highlight over the building process, where as Rob Scallon's deep dives into the building process.

[heidi]

It's so satisfying when he taps the wood!
Marshall can tell which trees are musical? that's amazing! 😮

[ytube]

When Marshall started scratching the raw wood I was imagining Nigel Tufnel "The sustain... just listen to it."

[JonathanToole]

I went from thinking that Brune was an interesting guy to wow this guy's knowledge and understanding is amazing. I can understand how he can tell the difference in woods in a sound. He has such a love of what he does.

[easternyellowjacket]

Two artists covering the spectrum of the guitar, from creation to a tool to play the magic it is capable of producing. Thank you Brandon and Marshall.

[timothy]

Totally accurate about sounding wood in the wild.

[kjf]

Beautiful work. If the promo is for $500 off, I don’t even have to look at the price to know it’s not for me, sadly! Glad there are guys out there still making great pieces for the preservation of our heritage for generations to come.

[Kame]

I enjoy these videos with Marshall and yourself, thanks for getting me back into practicing guitar everyday.

[Parakeet-pkdl]

This guy really knows what he’s talking about 😃

[Fallub]

Marshall is such a gem. Always a pleasure to see him on a YouTube video.

[YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic]

There's a just a MINOR step omitted at 6:32, right after "Step One." The endgrain of the billets is sealed (that dark stuff), and the wood is allowed to dry out/season for 10-30 years, minimum. Historically, it was not unusual for a luthier to designate his stockpiled wood to a specific heir in his will.

[captainkeller]

its nice to see @MarshallBrune be featured on another channel again. The video with rob scallon was already so much fun to watch and he did a big part in making it fun to watch.

[boristhebarbarian]

I assume that cutting down the trees is done at the waning moon min december so as to get the least amount of sap in the tree. Just like the old violin makers like stradivarius did so long ago.

[CameraLaw]

Thanks! Loads of interesting points, Marshall! It helped explain how a single luthier is able to look at the whole range of the choices and processes aimed toward a unified single guitar in a way that even the best factories cannot. In my limited experience, such an instrument teaches you how it wants to be played. This is in line with the builder’s aims.

[jroar]

There is so much more to making a guitar into a highly valued piece of art. Please make more video on the process.

[GG-zvku]

Didn’t realize how resonant the wood was from the start