The French company Lâg has found a way to limit its impact on the environment by using a new type of wood. Many of Lag's new guitars feature a completely new wood body: BrankoWood.
As part of Lâg Guitars' commitment to preserving the world's rare woods, the Australian scientist's invention comes in time to allow Lag to implement a strategy to replace precious woods that have become rare and expensive. It took Branko Hermessi two decades of research to begin a revolutionary process that began with the planting of short-cycle pine forests in New Zealand (Pine radiata) that meet Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) requirements.
The wood is first dried so that it contains only 10% moisture, and then impregnated in pressure vessels with catalytic and pigment substances. The wood is then dried again to reduce its moisture content by 2 or 3% and then pressure impregnated again, this time with natural resin. The wood is then compressed to the density of spruce for Pale BrankoWood, rosewood for Brown BrankoWood, or ebony for Black BrankoWood to achieve the same acoustic performance.
Essentially, the classic acoustic guitar sounds we're accustomed to from now-sparse and endangered forests can be achieved with this new, eco-friendly alternative. Victory!
This type of wood can be found in the guitars of the series SAUVAGE, Tramontane Special Edition and some others, such as Occitania OC88CE or OC118CE.