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Old 02-28-2013, 03:36 PM
Laurent Brondel Laurent Brondel is offline
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Originally Posted by usb_chord View Post
Was the coco bridge and fretboard an aesthetic choice or is there a sound he's attempting to zero in on?
Both, cocobolo has about he same density as the Gabon ebony I normally use for fretboard and bridge, but has much less internal damping.

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I'm not sure if Laurent has been consciously influenced by Stefan, but there seem to be some elements of similarity. Having said that, they're far from being Sobell clones.
I love Stefan's work, nothing unconscious about it. He's also a true gentleman.
That being said I build at the opposite spectrum, deep in the American tradition, and light.
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