Tonewood

ianLP59 · #1 05-30-2018, 04:25 AM

Here is a set reserved for an upcoming build project next year...

Cheers,

Ian

musicman1951 · #2 05-30-2018, 06:25 AM

Wow! Just wow! That's some beautiful quilted grain.

jojobean39 · #3 05-30-2018, 06:33 AM

Is that waterfall Bubinga? I have a guitar with the back and sides made of that.

ianLP59 · #4 05-30-2018, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jojobean39

Is that waterfall Bubinga? I have a guitar with the back and sides made of that.

It's a set from "The Tree" mahogany...

Ian

mcduffnw · #5 05-30-2018, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ianLP59

It's a set from "The Tree" mahogany...

Ian

Soooooooo Ian...

Lovely set to be sure!!!...BUT...you left out a few pertinent details no?

So spill...who, what, when, where, and why...

C'mon man...don't do us like that...

duff
Be A Player...Not A Polisher

Michael Watts · #6 05-30-2018, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ianLP59

Here is a set reserved for an upcoming build project next year...

Cheers,

Ian

And why not?!

Congratulations Ian, that's great set and I look forward to the results. I have a feeling I know who the luthier charge of the lot will be...

All the best

M

jojobean39 · #7 05-30-2018, 07:41 AM

I keep seeing “the tree”. Can someone tell me what that is?

ianLP59 · #8 05-30-2018, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jojobean39

I keep seeing “the tree”. Can someone tell me what that is?

Go here : http://symphontreemusic.com/the-legend-of-the-tree/

jojobean39 · #9 05-30-2018, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ianLP59

Go here : http://symphontreemusic.com/the-legend-of-the-tree/

Thanks. That was really interesting. I didn’t know it was ONE specific tree. I always thought it was just a type. Very cool.

Silurian · #10 05-30-2018, 08:12 AM

Wow! I've not heard of 'The Tree' before. It sounds almost mythical like Excalibur or The Golden Fleece.

HeyMikey · #11 05-30-2018, 08:13 AM

Wow, that’s a few mortgage payments right there, never mind the build. Absolutely gorgeous doesn’t even begin to describe it. I can’t wait to see what you do with it. Congratulations!

Do you have a design in mind? Are you planning to use it on the top to show it off?

redir · #12 05-30-2018, 08:23 AM

Beautiful! There is not a whole lot of that stuff around any more.

ianLP59 · #13 05-30-2018, 11:01 AM

It will be a build by Tom Sands, a former apprentice of Ervin Somogyi. Tom's guitars are exceptional in every department and, since he is based here in the UK, I do not get clobbered with import taxes, which helps to keep the price down. Obviously, a set like this is bonkers expensive but it also represents a reasonable investment as wood of this quality and rarity is becoming increasingly hard to source.

This will be the third build that Tom gets to do with wood from "The Tree" which suits me just fine, as by then he'll have a better idea of exactly what to do with this set.

Cheers,

Ian

AZLiberty · #14 05-30-2018, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ianLP59

It's a set from "The Tree" mahogany...

Ian

Color balance must be off on my monitor, looked like very expensive Bubinga to me as well.

Erithon · #15 05-30-2018, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AZLiberty

Color balance must be off on my monitor, looked like very expensive Bubinga to me as well.

It's not your monitor; it's the white balance in the photos: they're a little too red.
But regardless, that sausage quilt and tortoise veining is unmistakable. That's Honduran Mahogany from "The Tree," and what looks like a flitch-matched set to boot. It's not easy to find that anymore! I wonder if Tom was gifted (or purchased) some from Ervin.