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Originally Posted by Nemoman
I think that would be awesome, Mark--great choice of woods and appointments! Love how the red-orange tones in the walnut pick up on the redwood. Beautiful stuff...
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Thanks Nemoman!
I think the combination works very well both color wise and tone wise.
I usually stay away from Redwood because I find it a bit fragile at the thicknesses I typically go to on my tops. However, because a parlor is smaller it will have a thicker top. That may seem counterintuitive but when the top is smaller it still needs to support the same amount of string tension as a larger top. So I get my thicker top and am a bit more comfortable using Redwood.
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Originally Posted by TomB'sox
They look great to me also, but when does your wood selection not work? I have been thinking about a parlor with walnut and cedar top???? Redwood, hmmm, I will be watching closely and saving pennies....
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Thanks TomB'sox,
Cedar and walnut are a great combination. I'm making cedar and Black Walnut Greta for cigarfan right now. Redwood has similar characteristics to cedar so we're off to a good start!
Thanks Again!
Mark