Guitar maker opts for more sustainable Sitka spruce

A worker routs the top of an acoustic guitar. (Photo by RA Beattie/Musicians for Forests)A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and asking the feds and music insiders to reconsider clear cut logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Tom Bedell thinks when most musicians pick up an acoustic guitar, they don’t realize they