一个世纪后,原声吉他独奏还会如此甜美吗?不可能,如果我们破坏了最好的吉他的音质。森林砍伐和气候变化使许多树种的未来受到怀疑。
The World Resources Institute, a non-profit study group supported by private and government donations, createda guide to building sustainable guitars.这不是一个如何操作的指南,而是一份关于世界各地为今天的音乐家制造和销售吉他的组织的报告,同时为下一代的挑选和弹奏者维护木材库存。2022世界杯四强亚盘赔率
It’s an effort that takes cooperation across wide distances. For example,Taylor Guitarsin Southern California, the largest manufacturer of acoustic guitars in the U.S., partnered withPacific Rim Tonewoods在华盛顿,一家专门向吉他制造商出售木材的锯木厂,以支持考拉(一种原产于夏威夷群岛的木材)的可持续收获。
Koa is one of the few woods supple and strong enough to be used for every part of the guitar. If other tonewood trees died out,we could at least still make good guitars from koa.So the two companies support thePaniolo Tonewoodsproject on the grounds of Haleakala Ranch on Maui. Their mission: “Promoting new ways to plant, grow, and manage Hawaiian tonewoods forests to ensure their abundance and vitality.”
The material used for an instrument can make a huge difference in how it sounds. That’s why some musicians revived traditional methods of manufacture. Some violinists who play Bach’s music, for example,use traditional catgut strings rather than modern-day metal strings.肠线产生的声音更温暖,更有调性,更接近巴赫的意图。
Material choice doesn’t matter for every instrument. A 1980 study asked professional flute players to listen to recordings of the same piece played on a $150,000 24 kt gold flute, and a $3,500 silver one.They couldn’t tell the difference.
But for guitars, wood shapes the tone and timbre of every note. This video shows how different the same note can sound when shaped by different types of wood.
Sustainability is a concern of other performers too. For artists, paint brushes made from the fur of the kolinskyare increasingly rare.那种亚洲哺乳动物濒临灭绝。挥着白灰球棒的棒球运动员可能要换一种木头了。The Pennsylvania forests where the tree grows are dying outdue to warmer weather.
World Resources Institute’s guide is a resource for the music community, but also sounds a clear note—climate change will do more than just silence other species, it could silence us as well.
Ha Mocanisays
Excellent Article!! Thanks for sharing.
Johnsays
Kala makes ukuleles out of bamboo, which is a highly sustainable grass.