clay said:
Bobby, those holders are cherry and they seem to have a little expansion and contractions that goes on when the humidity changes. I never had much of a problem with them. but if you want them to slide a little easier, get some Johnson paste wax at the hardware store and put a thin layer on the wooden parts of the holder and then buff it. I had to do that a while back when I owned an old Korona that had a tight fit for the holders.
Cherry is actually more dimensionally stable than walnut, which means that if you use cherry holders in a walnut back there will be times when the nominal dimensions of the two parts are not in equilibrium. Walnut is harder than cherry, but absorbs moisture from the air more readily.
We are now making S&S holders in both cherry and walnut, at about the same price. The walnut ones are about $10-15 more pe item than those in cherry since walnut is a bit harder and slightly more difficult to cut, and costs just a tad more in quantity purchase. We just made a batch of 7X17 walnut holders, with dual baffles, and have another batch of 12X20 on the way. Eventually we hope to stock all of the common sizes in both walnut and cherry, with the new dual baffle system.
Sandy
