Anyone use Red Elm?

Robert Allen · From: Tennessee, USA

I've seen Red Elm used for acoustic guitars. Sometimes called Slippery Elm or Swamp Elm, it's similar in hardness on the Janka Scale to mahogany. I found a couple of nice pieces and decided to glue them up for lap steels. Soft curly maple is about the same hardness so I sandwiched in a piece of soft curly maple. Has anyone else tried Red Elm for lap steels?

Frank James Pracher · From: Michigan, USA

Real pretty grain in the wood. That's going to be a beauty!

Playing this should be a requirement....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5KZ1WBKRpY
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Tom Pettingill · From: California, USA (deceased)

Thats a great looking chunk of wood. I've never use elm, but as long as its well cured and stable, I don't see why it can't be used. I think there are a lot of great lesser used alternative woods out there.
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Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Didn't Jerry Byrd record a song called "Slippery Elm"?

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