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Old 05-26-2018, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by nootis View Post
I too like the look of sapwood. However, I don't know if it is a universal truth, but a very reputable builder once told me that sapwood can be a weak point vs. the core of the tree. He prefers not to use it. Perhaps Ben feels this way too?

I think in this case, the Blackwood's sapwood was structurally fine- but it just didn't fit in with our vision of a dark, elegant, restrained guitar. By "we", I mean Mike and me. I haven't started using the Royal We or anything. So the sapwood is gone, my apologies to the Pro-Sapwood Coalition.
Apologies accepted...i guess. Blackwood sapwood is such an elegant splash of gold...i dont know if i actually can forgive you
I guess in time.
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