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was never happy with the bridge adhesion on Cedar?
I've used cedar for a fair few projects for clients over the years, nothing like as intricate as guitar making though. From my experience, what makes it fantastic at resisting rot; the oil content, makes it tricky to glue / make failure of glue joints possible.
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Martin is sounding glorious in the lovely Aussie sunshine on IG man! Making me terribly jealous of the dour, damp scenes outside the window and making me want to reach for my Collings!
Mahogany guitars are bloody great though aren't they! I've always had a want for a Cedar/ Mahogany guitar and concluded the best bet is a Lowden/ McIlroy/ McNally if the budget was strong or a Takamine N-20 if not so strong. Really wish Collings did a Cedar top but apparently Bob Collings hated them, made a few but was never happy with the bridge adhesion on Cedar?
Couldn't find a nice picture of a McNally J Cedarhog but also lovely. It's strange how Ireland is so on top of the modern acoustic game!