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12-16-2009, 10:20 AM
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I sure do like that spruce/ziricote combo! Whoever is getting that guitar certainly has good taste.
 Yes, my new OM is still in the future. The anticipation is killing me... but I know it'll be worth the wait! Beautiful work, Simon, as always! 
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12-16-2009, 02:38 PM
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Beautiful, Simon. I want one in ziricote!
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12-16-2009, 05:31 PM
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Simon,
Very, very nice. OK, I gotta ask, what is Dessert Ironwood and what makes it so expensive? LC
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12-16-2009, 09:27 PM
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Very handsome guitars, Simon!
Love that Tiger Myrtle... I might have the sister to that very set. Steve
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12-16-2009, 10:45 PM
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Hi Steve,
I got that set from Steve at Colonial Tonewoods. If you do have a sister set AND you ever want to sell it.... definitely, give me a call. LC, the reason the Desert Ironwood is so expensive is that it is so rare. I have 4 sets that I milled from a couple boards. Two of these sets are almost completely quartersawn across the back and the sides are completely quartersawn. Generally, Desert Ironwood is filled with voids and cracks / checks -- the useable material is quite low and it is often use for knife handles and other relatively small objects. Basically, it is on par with Snakewood for rarity. Finding a quartersawn, void free slab of Desert Ironwood is almost unheard of. In other words, these sets make old growth mastergrade Brazilian seem about as common as Sapele. The pictures do not really capture the grain. Visually, it is the most impressive looking wood I have ever seen with deep oranges, grey fleks, and deep browns. For more information, google desert ironwood, olneya tesota.
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12-16-2009, 11:16 PM
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Beautiful instruments, well done!
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12-17-2009, 02:29 PM
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Beautiful work Simon, as usual.
The Tiger Myrtle set for my Joel Stehr GA was also from Colonial Tonewoods. It has a very cool, subtle flame to it, in person and up-close. Here's how it looked originally:  But I preferred it flipped, without the sapwood-like center:   -Mike
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12-17-2009, 02:32 PM
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You guys are killing me... those are great looking guitars & sets of wood! Let me think, how many guitars can I sell to fund a new build???
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12-17-2009, 02:34 PM
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Simon,
great looking guitars! Well done my friend. Merry Christmas,
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01-20-2010, 09:40 PM
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I feel like I'm staring down a canyon with that Ziricote, what a wonderful set of wood! nicely done!
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01-29-2010, 04:27 PM
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Don't know how this thread got by me until now...
Very nice work Simon! Your aesthetic sense has gone from "out of this world" to "out of this universe" over the past few years. I think I'm gonna go play my Fay for a while....
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01-30-2010, 11:40 AM
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Thanks for all the encouraging words!!!
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