Confessions of a luthier (First published in Guitarist magazine, issue #475) This month Alex considers alternative tonewoods: have traditional timbers have had their day? A few months ago I hinted in this column about a new project I am undertaking to visit the ’50 Great British Trees’, as designated by The Tree Council in 2002. With my furniture-making friend Danny in tow, we decided that in addition to seeing each of these unique trees in person, we would pay homage to ever