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I'm going through my woods today and thinking about my next spec guitar.
I want to do another Pina parlor maybe with a cutaway. I was looking at this combination of flamed Redwood and flamed Claro:







I would trim it in African Blackwood, open headstock, walnut neck, probably abalone all around. What do you think?

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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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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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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...
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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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....
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!

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Love the wood combination Mark! Piña #2
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Love the wood combination Mark! Piña #2
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I really like the combo. What concerns me though is it seems that lighter topped guitars are easier to sell. I suppose I'll only need one customer though

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Man oh man that walnut is to DIE for. Some of the best I've ever seen.


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Man oh man that walnut is to DIE for. Some of the best I've ever seen.


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I resawed this from a billet I had and I now have several sets. I've been eager to build a guitar with it.

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I think your Redwood/Walnut woods are gorgeous and make for an awesome tonewood combo. That redwood is going to look unbelievable under finish.
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I think your Redwood/Walnut woods are gorgeous and make for an awesome tonewood combo. That redwood is going to look unbelievable under finish.
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I look forward to starting up on this one. Of course, I've got a really nice cedar on Black Walnut Greta going right now

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... I've got a really nice cedar on Black Walnut Greta going right now
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All I can say is...that Piña número uno is just perfect with the englemann over the gaboon Ebony!

This makes for THE best sounding parlor I ever heard.
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All I can say is...that Piña número uno is just perfect with the englemann over the gaboon Ebony!

This makes for THE best sounding parlor I ever heard.
Ahh, you have a great eye and ear sir. Congratulations!
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All I can say is...that Piña número uno is just perfect with the englemann over the gaboon Ebony!

This makes for THE best sounding parlor I ever heard.
I'm glad that parlor is sounding good for you! I was very happy with the design and am looking forward to trying it out with different woods.

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