The long neck tenors came out really well. Quite a lot of volume and sustain. I think from these, and from previous instruments, that the streaky redwood has a bit better tone than the curly redwood. Is this because the streaky stuff was exposed to water, wet and dry, for all those years being a water tank side? The curly redwood was part of the water tank roof so it is not streaky. Is is because the undulating fibers of the curly wood do not conduct sound vibrations as well as the straight fibers of the streaky wood? Is it just a difference in the trees? Is it interaction with the different back & side woods? More experimentation to come! 
