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Macassar Ebony as I know it is Diospyros celebica and as you mention New Guinea Ebony is Diospyros insularis. Macassar ebony grows all around New Guinea- in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc. So these two woods are very close in growing proximity to one another and are very close in working characteristics as well.
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I will be bringing some really amazing builds to Memphis. In fact, I have been digging through my piles and stacking up the builds this week.
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Thanks Chris...
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I like how the woods blend together. I like how the redwood darkened.
I wouldn't worry about it at all. Side note: I don't use zpoxy anymore for porefill, In my experience it continues to shrink over time. I've switched to west systems epoxy. This must "cure out" quicker - after switching I didn't have the same issues (at least not as quickly - time will tell). Also, this goes on pretty much clear with hardly no amber tint. (although I loved the amber tint). Just my experience. Kevin. |
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I am pleasantly surprised by the top. It reminds me of a burnt spruce top on a Matsuda guitar I have seen.
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Strings are on! I have done the initial setup on the guitar and now I will leave it alone for 2 weeks to let it settle in before shipping it off to its new home. This allows the guitar to do the majority of its moving around and getting used to its new roll as a guitar. I will adjust the set up after the 2 week period and get it fine tuned at that point.
Have a great weekend everybody!
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The WS was developed for boat industry composite layups and seems to get into the pores and flow out better than the ZPoxy, too. I bought the zpoxy on my last purchase because the boat place that used to sell me West Systems went out of business...and the hobby shop had Zpoxy. I hadn't heard anything about the shrinkage, though...bummer. Long story short...If you're thinking of switching to WS I also recommend it. Btw, great looking guitar! Nice clean construction and beautifully complimentary wood choices. Brad
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That is an outstanding guitar! Great wood choices.
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Thanks nashmore. I appreciate you following along. The client and I are very happy with the final look of this guitar.
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Over the weekend, my wonderful wife and photographer found some time to do some glamour shots of the guitar. I must say, the higher the gloss, the darker the wood, the harder it is to get accurate photos without huge reflections. So I am always impressed with how well she does with such a challenging subject. I am truly blessed to have her help in capturing and documenting each of my guitars. It is nice to be able to change the shop over to a studio for a day and spend some time appreciating all the work that goes into each guitar.
I always love the sound of a redwood/ebony guitar. This one is no exception. I love the roundness of the notes, the dark almost ominous sound it produces, and the lush overtones. This one is about a week or so from heading to its new home. I hope you enjoy the photos:
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