On 8/26/11 4:39 PM, willshak wrote:
basilisk wrote the following:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...471223268.html


basilisk

I gotta ask. What does the type of wood for the fretboard have anything
to do with the sound?


The harder the wood, the longer it will vibrate, meaning the longer it
will sustain the sound.

Rosewood is used for marimba bars for that reason.


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