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I've read that Bastogne Walnut is EXTREMELY rare, not to mention one of such a figure which is almost as defined as tyre tracks. I wonder what kind of up charge Mark is looking at for such a set!
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I can't afford a new guitar right now. Mark, could you make me just a neck with that Walnut? It would be the most stunning neck ever!
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http://www.lutherburbankonline.com/V2-C5.html "Bastogne Walnut technically refers to the paradox hydrid which is J. hindsii x J. regia. There are other hybrids which exist such as J. ailantifolia x J. cinerea, J. nigra x J. regia, J. hindsii x J. nigra to name a few. To start with, I'll just run through a few of the scientific and common names for the various walnuts.
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Thanks iim7V7IM7 for putting that up. That goes along with what I see and have read as well.
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No harm in asking but, I would reserve that neck wood as an option for a guitar.
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Bastogne Walnut wood combos
I'm getting some interest in these Bastogne Walnut sets and was working on possible wood combinations. My favorite was a pairing with Western Red Cedar trimmed with a dark brown (not black) like African Blackwood (shown) or possibly Wenge. Thought I'd share:
Selecting a neck wood could be fun with this as well. I do have enough of the Bastogne to do a neck, also White Limba sometimes called Corina would look awesome too. Thanks for viewing! Mark
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As an aspiring builder builder I'm truly inspired by your work . I find myself staring at your photos not only impressed , but trying to figure out how you did that ! It's a great source for inspiration (no I won't steal any designs ...lol) To me ,these are some of the most Beutiful guitars I've ever seen , and it gives me a goal to reach for....even if it takes a lifetime (it might , if ever) so thanks for sharing , it's simply Beutiful craftsmenship and design !
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Mark's work is wonderfully clean and precise. One of my favourite builders here who make guitars in the 'modern' style. Just to theorise wood (I'm not a builder) but if I went for a cedar/bastogne guitar, I'd go for light Spanish Cedar for the neck, with an ebony rod for reinforcement. I'd keep that set of Bastogne for a festival guitar! It'd stand out amongst the BRW etc guitars at a show I imagine. |
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I think that looks like a fabulous combination of top and back. The colors just blend so well and then with the right binding to either tie them in or set them off more, perfect....
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That combination looks awesome Mark. I think you are on to something there. Ever thought of using eucalyptus as binding. Just the right combination of red and brown. Might be a possibility.
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Thanks TomB'sox, Cigarfan, and ewh2! I haven't worked with eucalyptus. I see it does have that slight green tint and comes in many different shades. Interesting. Here is another picture with part of a neck blank in the White Limba I mentioned earlier: Limba works and acts just like Mahogany only it comes in different colors Mark
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That looks like all the makings of another great looking instrument from New Hampshire! I would not change any of those choices!
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Glad you like it. It's a very unusual color pallet for me to work with. I really like it too! Mark
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This is what the Froggy Bottom folk had to say on their website:
"We prefer Bastogne Walnut for its greater hardness and wide range of beautiful color and figure. Bastogne is a significantly lighter wood than Rosewood, and produces an extremely responsive guitar." In my casual search for Bastogne guitars I've come across quite a few Froggy Bottoms. They seem to really like it. Mark, what are your first impressions from a tap tone, density, stiffness perspective?
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My first impressions of Bastogne are that it is the hardest walnut I've come across. It has a strong rich tap tone with good sustain. In the span of "Q" between mahogany and rosewood it is the closest to rosewood I've come across (with the exception of my 1850 Black Walnut). I am not saying "it sounds just like rosewood" however. It is walnut with it's own characteristics. It is a bit lighter, as Froggy Bottom says, it would produce a very responsive guitar (not to say rosewood doesn't). Maybe, you pick-up a little more on the fundamentals than with EIR. Here are some density samples from individual wood sets in my shop for comparison. These are listed in the number of grams per cubic inch: East Indian Rosewood 11.79 A light mahogany 8.06 Bastogne Walnut 10.95 Bastogne is typically the densest walnut followed by Eastern Black Walnut Here are some walnut samples for comparison: Bastogne 10.95 Black Walnut 10.10 Peruvian 9.00 Claro 8.85 Interestingly from a variation perspective, I have been crowing about the tonal qualities of what I am calling my 1850 Black Walnut that has been seasoning since (you guessed it) 1850. It's density comes in a little over the Bastogne at 10.97 Again, these are actual shop samples and as the two Black Walnut samples show there are variances within the species. I do think these examples are representative of what you should generally expect though. Hope That Helps! Mark
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