Mycowood

[Peter Wilcox]

I just came across this concept and these articles, though it is several years old. Interesting. Soon we may be incubating our wood with rot fungi.

Overview and sound samples (I got it wrong): http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i40/Fung ... istry.html

In depth: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 524.x/full

[G.S. Monroe]

Interesting, this could help explain the tone qualities of the deadhead gulf cypress that I use in my builds. The "Pecky" and discoloration in such cypress is caused by fungus.