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Location: Monroe, Ohio (Cincinnati) | HI all,
What is Nato? I see this wood on less expensive guitars, including the Tangents.
Never heard of a Nato Tree.
I wonder if it grows in the forest with the laminate trees? |
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Location: Converse, Texas | NATO = Wood from the North Atlantic area. Grown primarily in France. Very weak wood. Characteristics include softening when put under the slightest pressure, shrinking in girth when under fire. Can be molded into any position, but again, gets soft when under pressure. :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Although the State of Texas may have the absolute best in junk shop and garage sales (re the 43-93 find) I want to disagree with the gentleman from the Big T. Nato is a South American mahogony-like wood.
Durable Woods
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Plentiful and useful but not nearly as good as several other mahogonys. It is the backbone of Celebrity and Applause guitars |
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Location: SoCal | re: "Characteristics include softening when put under the slightest pressure, shrinking in girth when under fire."
Yet, sounds something like what would come from France.
Yet, I come direct from the Capets. Must have been the lineage of William the Conqueror that gave me a backbone. |
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Location: Scotland | I'll avoid the zenophobia and just answer the question. Nato or Nyatoh is an Asian hardwood similar in appearance to Mahogany, but generally considered inferior to mahogany in other respects. Used extensively as a neck material in Asian guitar factories, but is also used for piano rims and in the furniture industry. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I'm with Mr T. A cheap mahogony substitute. It works OK and all the asian factorys rely on it |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "One word!"
"Plastic!" |
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Location: NJ | i think in home depot they call in particle board. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
I'll avoid the zenophobia...
What, you are afraid of the Warrior Princess? I'm shocked!!!
Oh, you meant xenophobia. Although why anyone would have an irrational fear of xenon is beyond me.
(ok, I need to get back to work)
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Location: Scotland | OK, you got me on the spelling. Actually I meant Zenophobia, as in an irrational fear of Bhuddists. |
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Location: NJ | "The only "value" of xenophobia is in a high-stakes game of Scrabble!"
- Dennis Miller |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Is that where a 500 pound bald guy is supposed to teach you about discipline?
I much prefer Xena the Warrior Princess! They did jump the shark with that male sidekick guy though. |
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Location: NJ | They "Jumped the Shark" on the premiere episode . . . |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Think about my NATO comment guys... |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cliff:
"The only "value" of xenophobia is in a high-stakes game of Scrabble!"
- Dennis Miller
Yeah, but I spell it 'zxenophoqbia'. The q is silent but score some huge bonus points when it's on a triple-word score spot. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Think about my NATO comment guys...
...yep, I got it the first time through.... :cool: |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Zena!! That Lawless chick shure looked good in that outfit. :eek: |
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Location: Vernon, CT | North American Terrific Ovations! |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Nato may be inferior but as it holds up the frets on my doubleneck, I am greatful.
Steve |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | NATO--I thought that had something to do with the Pentagon.
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I know...that was BAD!! |
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What is Nato?