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Originally Posted by Superman
I watched a show once where a, unsuccessful treasure-hunter (Caribbean wrecks) was SCUBA diving in a lake near his east coast hometown, and saw a pile of BIG logs on the bottom. Did a little research, and discovered those were unusually dense old growth trees that the mill (two hundred years ago) didn't care about cuz' they sank. He sought and achieved the necessary permits, and has now made his fortune selling wood from those logs to musical instrument makers. Apparently, the oxygen-free environment at the bottom of that lake was the perfect preservative/aging treatment for that wood. On the show, he sliced open a pitch-black log to reveal the most beautiful honey-colored bird's eye maple (with eyes as big as your thumb).
Stradivarius used to put wood in water for years before using.
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Not just instrument makers...Old growth maple, salvaged from sunken cargo vessels in the great lakes. is prized for pool cue shafts. Such "timeless" shafts sell for $250 and up, depending on the cue maker and the density of the rings. These shafts have the reputation of playing stiffer, with better feel and less deflection. In other words, better playing than even the top laminated shafts.
From the website of Josey custom cues, the guy who made my playing cue:
"*** Timeless Timber shaft (old growth ring) $250.00 and up."