String musical instruments or chordophones are present in various artistic and cultural expressions around the world. The electric guitar, popularized by the so-called guitar heroes, has had a rise and development in the manufacturing industry, which demands considerable amounts of wood; being alder, maple, mahogany, basswood and rosewood, the most commonly used. On the other hand, in Panama there are artisans, called luthiers, who have skills and abilities to make instruments of excellent quality; being feasible the use of local wood, as an alternative for this purpose. The objective of this work was to know the suitable native woods from Panama for chordophones manufacturing, as a sustainable alternative. For this, savannah oak (Tabebuia rosea) and purpleheart (Peltogyne purpurea), were chosen to make the body of a semi-hollow electric guitar; While, to make a solid-body electric guita...

String musical instruments or chordophones are present in various artistic and cultural expressions around the world. The electric guitar, popularized by the so-called guitar heroes, has had a rise and development in the manufacturing industry, which demands considerable amounts of wood; being alder, maple, mahogany, basswood and rosewood, the most commonly used. On the other hand, in Panama there are artisans, called luthiers, who have skills and abilities to make instruments of excellent quality; being feasible the use of local wood, as an alternative for this purpose. The objective of this work was to know the suitable native woods from Panama for chordophones manufacturing, as a sustainable alternative. For this, savannah oak (Tabebuia rosea) and purpleheart (Peltogyne purpurea), were chosen to make the body of a semi-hollow electric guitar; While, to make a solid-body electric guita...

String musical instruments or chordophones are present in various artistic and cultural expressions around the world. The electric guitar, popularized by the so-called guitar heroes, has had a rise and development in the manufacturing industry, which demands considerable amounts of wood; being alder, maple, mahogany, basswood and rosewood, the most commonly used. On the other hand, in Panama there are artisans, called luthiers, who have skills and abilities to make instruments of excellent quality; being feasible the use of local wood, as an alternative for this purpose. The objective of this work was to know the suitable native woods from Panama for chordophones manufacturing, as a sustainable alternative. For this, savannah oak (Tabebuia rosea) and purpleheart (Peltogyne purpurea), were chosen to make the body of a semi-hollow electric guitar; While, to make a solid-body electric guita...