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Originally Posted by mikealpine
Tony,
I did a little research and came up with this:
It is used for furniture and music instruments- the most famous of which is in the Gibson Flying V & Explorer models of the late fifties.
As a tonewood…
It is used for back an sides for guitars, where it’s light weight allows it to compare to mahogany. Tim Mcknight says:”I have used Black Limba. It is a drop in tonal replacements for Mahogany. ”
Subjective tone…
I would broadly characterise the tone of Limba as close to mahogany.
So your comparison to Mahogany is apparently right on. I like the looks much better, though; much more interesting.
Thanks for sharing this,
Mike
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So is Black Limba a synonym for Korina Wood?
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