Not to mention the aesthetic issues (many people think old guitars look cool but equipped with artifacts) and the familiar feel of old guitars - each guitar is unique and players will gradually be attracted to them , even regard them as family members. Here’s another reason: Instruments are like wine. The older the wood, the better the sound. Guitars have a long history. Technically, it's just "different," but almost any guitarist will tell you that the old one was better.

Pianist (guitarist) Alan Carruth tells us that wood Composed primarily of cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose, all wood gradually loses hemicellulose (a soluble polysaccharide), which evaporates over a long period of time once the hemicellulose dissipates like smoke. , the wood will become lighter, but it will still have difficulty supporting the weight of the string. The guitar will vibrate more freely, so the instrument will sound louder and it can vibrate with frequencies that were previously shielded. The settling time in the wood also helps to increase the hardness of the wood. Likewise, when spruce, the most commonly used wood for guitar tops, is exposed to sunlight, it is worth mentioning that lignin degrades. , which often makes white wood appear yellow or orange, and also makes people feel more beautiful. Of course, the degradation of lignin means that the physical structure of the wood also changes, that is, the degradation reduces the acoustics of aging wood. Side effects.

Whether it is artificial processing or natural aging, the aging of wood will affect the sound of the instrument, and most musicians believe that the older the wood, the better it sounds. But don’t expect the guitar in your hand to do the same! It may take several years to improve with age.