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Originally Posted by steveh
PS: While we're at it, anyone care to guess what the padouk is doubled with?
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Sorry guys, no cigar.
I had no idea and had to ask Tom: Apparently it's Peruvian Walnut.
Tom said it's the "standard" in the Somogyi workshop, so that's why he used it. Of course we all know that Ervin and his acolytes choose all of their materials very carefully, picking the woods out at night when the moon is full and high, and the planets aligned properly, so I asked Tom, "exactly why Peruvian walnut?" It turns out the answer is:
1. It's brown.
2. It's straight.
3. It's generally available.
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Cheers,
Steve