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Love the way the bridge (and lower fretboard) tie in the top. Really nice.
+1 on the bridge. That's a really nice chunk of BRW!
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Old 10-22-2015, 04:59 PM
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Very beautiful combo. I think one practically needs a degree in dendrology to understand how this is coming together.

Mark can you list the various types of wood that will be in the final product?

It's fun to watch you work your art in this forum.
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Old 10-23-2015, 04:42 AM
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Love the way the bridge (and lower fretboard) tie in the top. Really nice.
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Oh boy - another gorgeous looking guitar here!
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+1 on the bridge. That's a really nice chunk of BRW!
Thanks! I have a bench at the back of the shop where I stage my in-progress guitars. I have a separate area for each guitar and display the selected woods and candidate woods so that they are in view throughout the day. I'll put one in, take one out. It seems the woods are easier to select in passing than forcing it in one go.

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Very beautiful combo. I think one practically needs a degree in dendrology to understand how this is coming together.

Mark can you list the various types of wood that will be in the final product?

It's fun to watch you work your art in this forum.
I confess I had to look up what dendrology means. Does that make me a hack?

OK here is a list of selected woods so far:

Bastogne Walnut- back and sides, maybe head plate and/or backstrap
Western Red Cedar- soundboard
Limba- neck
African Blackwood- binding, arm bevel, heel cap, end graft
Brazilian Rosewood- bridge, fretboard, probably headstock marquetry work
Spalted Tamarind- rosette and probably headstock marquetry work
Zebrawood- top and rosette radial purfling
Maple- purfling lines
Black and White Ebony- tuner buttons
Spanish Cedar- kerfing and arm bevel support
Mahogany- heel block and side braces
Black Walnut- end block
Sitka- X brace, center graft, back lattice braces, and sound hole support braces
Adirondack Spruce- top transverse brace
Swiss "moon" spruce- top finger and lattice braces
Indian Rosewood- bridgeplate

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Old 10-23-2015, 05:24 AM
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<snip> Does that make me a hack? <snip>
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Old 10-23-2015, 06:55 AM
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OK here is a list of selected woods so far:

Bastogne Walnut- back and sides, maybe head plate and/or backstrap
Western Red Cedar- soundboard
Limba- neck
African Blackwood- binding, arm bevel, heel cap, end graft
Brazilian Rosewood- bridge, fretboard, probably headstock marquetry work
Spalted Tamarind- rosette and probably headstock marquetry work
Zebrawood- top and rosette radial purfling
Maple- purfling lines
Black and White Ebony- tuner buttons
Spanish Cedar- kerfing and arm bevel support
Mahogany- heel block and side braces
Black Walnut- end block
Sitka- X brace, center graft, back lattice braces, and sound hole support braces
Adirondack Spruce- top transverse brace
Swiss "moon" spruce- top finger and lattice braces
Indian Rosewood- bridgeplate
Wow!! And I thought my build was a "celebration of wood" lol. Is anything missing here?? This pretty much covers the ENTIRE gambit of wood.

This guitar will likely be like your other builds...amazingly pleasing to the eye and also to the tonal pallet. I'll be interested to watch it develop!
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Hey Mark,
Your build threads have been great. I'm really liking the aesthetics of the woods you are using on this cedar/walnut Josie.

Would you notice much tonal difference, or build differently, in cedar vs redwood used with walnut in an OMish body? Or, do you tend to use cedar vs redwood depending on what type of walnut you use (black, bostogne, claro)?
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Wow!! And I thought my build was a "celebration of wood" lol. Is anything missing here?? This pretty much covers the ENTIRE gambit of wood.

This guitar will likely be like your other builds...amazingly pleasing to the eye and also to the tonal pallet. I'll be interested to watch it develop!
Thanks Woody,

It's certainly my pleasure to work with these woods. The variety is endless and quite inspirational!


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Hey Mark,
Your build threads have been great. I'm really liking the aesthetics of the woods you are using on this cedar/walnut Josie.

Would you notice much tonal difference, or build differently, in cedar vs redwood used with walnut in an OMish body? Or, do you tend to use cedar vs redwood depending on what type of walnut you use (black, bostogne, claro)?
Thanks ChuckS,

I find for the way I build, that Redwood wants to be a little brighter and have a bit more overtones then Cedar. I would more quickly match Redwood up with a softer Claro than the harder Bastogne. That all depends on what we're going for though. Generally, if I felt I needed to bump up the treble over what I'd expect from cedar, Redwood would be a consideration.

Sorry, that's a bit vague but I guess it should be like that in the world of generalizations.

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I confess I had to look up what dendrology means. Does that make me a hack?

OK here is a list of selected woods so far:

Bastogne Walnut- back and sides, maybe head plate and/or backstrap
Western Red Cedar- soundboard
Limba- neck
African Blackwood- binding, arm bevel, heel cap, end graft
Brazilian Rosewood- bridge, fretboard, probably headstock marquetry work
Spalted Tamarind- rosette and probably headstock marquetry work
Zebrawood- top and rosette radial purfling
Maple- purfling lines
Black and White Ebony- tuner buttons
Spanish Cedar- kerfing and arm bevel support
Mahogany- heel block and side braces
Black Walnut- end block
Sitka- X brace, center graft, back lattice braces, and sound hole support braces
Adirondack Spruce- top transverse brace
Swiss "moon" spruce- top finger and lattice braces
Indian Rosewood- bridgeplate
Ok, I'll admit that I looked up the term dendrology as well.

Now a job for a true dendrologist (or in this case luthier extraordinaire). Can Mark state the region were each of the woods came from?

When people ask me about this guitar I will want to entertain (or bore depending on if you are true guitar enthusiast) them with all the details.
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Old 10-23-2015, 03:14 PM
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Ok, I'll admit that I looked up the term dendrology as well.

Now a job for a true dendrologist (or in this case luthier extraordinaire). Can Mark state the region were each of the woods came from?

When people ask me about this guitar I will want to entertain (or bore depending on if you are true guitar enthusiast) them with all the details.
Hmm let me see:

Bastogne Walnut- California

Western Red Cedar- Oregon from an old growth deadwood tree

Limba- Eastern Africa- The ship bringing it in was delayed at sea for a year due to Somalian pirates

African Blackwood- Speaks for itself

Brazilian Rosewood- Speaks for itself

Spalted Tamarind- Asia

Zebrawood- Africa

Maple- USA

Black and White Ebony- Laos

Spanish Cedar- Doesn't speak for itself. It's from Central America and it's not cedar

Mahogany- Honduras

Black Walnut- From a wood mill in Eastern PA that closed in 1850

Sitka- Alaska

Adirondack Spruce- Adirondack Mtns USA

Swiss "moon" spruce- Switzerland (above 3,000ft)

Indian Rosewood- Speaks for itself

So it comes from all over the place!
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Fantastic!!!

I especially like the Somalian pirate part!
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Fantastic!!!

I especially like the Somalian pirate part!
Arrgg! I was at the supplier right after they finally got their order in, They were so excited after waiting so long.
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Global guitar....fascinating!
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Do you have any wood from Australia or New Zealand in your stash?

That would pretty much make it a clean sweep.
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I forgot KOA! Any room for a piece of KOA somewhere?
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I forgot KOA! Any room for a piece of KOA somewhere?
Congrats on a fabulous build....I have woods from all continents other than Antarctica...could not figure out that one.
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