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Post by soundout on Jun 11, 2013 23:42:38 GMT
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davewhite
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Post by davewhite on Jun 12, 2013 18:59:05 GMT
Alisair, I enjoyed the recordings - sounds like a versatile guitar. I particularly liked "Si Bheag, Si Mhor" but as it was in DADGAD I was bound to  |
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Post by earwighoney on Jun 12, 2013 19:10:05 GMT
The guitar sounds great. Amazing that it was his second guitar and that he used Cocobolo which isn't supposed to be the easiest tonewood for beginner luthiers (Crackabolo).
I'm with Dave. DADGAD all the way.
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Post by davewhite on Jun 12, 2013 19:35:35 GMT
Amazing that it was his second guitar and that he used Cocobolo which isn't supposed to be the easiest tonewood for beginner luthiers (Crackabolo). Shubbs, I'm not sure that Cocobolo has that bad a reputation for cracking compared with other woods such as Ziricote. It's main menace is the nasty allergic reaction that people have to it - it's said that you only have a certain number of Cocobolo guitars in you, it could be one or thousands but once you are effected that's the end. I've only done one so far and am OK so far. Cocobolo has also just been put on CITES Appendix 2 so it's going to be harder and more expensive to source. |
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Post by earwighoney on Jun 12, 2013 20:26:36 GMT
Dave,
I've read that Cocobolo does crack and isn't the easiest to bend but not as much as Ziricote, which has the nickname of Mexican Crack Wood!
I read that Cocobolo, Honduras Rosewood, Madagascar Rosewood (Baronii and Boise De Rose) and Madagascar Ebony have all been placed on CITES.
I've been spending far too much time on Luthier forums. I blame the end of the football season, a underwhelming test series against New Zealand, the English 'summer' and a failure to appreciate the subtle nuances of James Joyce.
Shubs
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Post by donalmcgreevy on Jun 14, 2013 11:29:24 GMT
Very nice Alistair.
Cocobolo probably was slightly ambitious for my 2nd build but thankfully I didn’t have any major problems with it. It’s a very dense timber which made it difficult to bend but it’s not as brittle as Ziricote. The high oil content can sometimes make it difficult to glue and the toxic sanding dust is really unpleasant. It was worth it in the end, I was delighted with how it turned out.
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Jo whoever he is.
