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Originally Posted by emmsone
That's not an easy choice!
It's like when you want some chocolate and your choices are a bar of chocolate and a slightly shinier bar of chocolate.
I went for the bearclaw.
David
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Thanks for voting. I have exactly the same problem
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Originally Posted by colins
While the koa set has some very nice flame it does not have the wild figure that one might find in a set of cocobolo for example. So my vote is for bearclaw to get a bit of extra figure in the topwood. But either way, it'll look good!
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The top that will not go on this guitar will probably go an a cocobolo OM later this year which makes the decision even harder.
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Originally Posted by GeoffStGermaine
It's tough to make the argument as to why, but my preference would be the straight grained Spruce.
What will the binding be?
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The binding will be Rocklite ebano as will the fretboard and bridge. And we will have a segmented backstrip. I will release some more features soon.
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Originally Posted by cigarfan
I'm with Geoff. Can't explain exactly why but I would go with the straight grain. Maybe just personal preference. And you are right … that Koa is spectacular.
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Thank you Dennis! And the sides are equally figured. I currently try to get some matching headstock veneers but it appears to be more difficult than expected as this tree was imported to Germany in the mid 90s.