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a_arnold

 

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What is a resonable price for B/S? 
I'm an experienced woodworker, but I've never made a guitar and I'm thinking I will make my first soon, so I've been looking at some really beautiful Jacaranda Rosewood back/side sets. Spectacular grain. But I can't see it in person, only in web photos.

What is a reasonable price to pay for a set?

Is there anything I should know about working with rosewood or buying on the internet?

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Jeff Highland

 

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RE: What is a resonable price for B/S? (in reply to a_arnold) 
The more spectacular the grain is the the worse it may be for guitarmaking.
Flatsawn wood or stump/crotchwood moves much more with changes in humidity.
Plain straightgrained quartersawn wood is better for stability and ease of bending.
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Jeff Highland

 

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RE: What is a resonable price for B/S? (in reply to a_arnold) 
And to answer your question more fully, you can get a GREAT Indian rosewood set for under $!00.
If the "jacaranda rosewood" sets you referred to are the ones on ebay from an indonesian seller I would not recommend them.
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gj Michelob

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RE: What is a resonable price for B/S? (in reply to a_arnold) 
this is the starting point
http://www.lmii.com/

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kozz

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RE: What is a resonable price for B/S? (in reply to gj Michelob) 
quote:

this is the starting point
http://www.lmii.com/


Thanks for the link GJ, it got some nice videos also.
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