RE: Has anyone worked with grewillea robusta for back and sides

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tijeretamiel

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Joined: Jan. 6 2012

RE: Has anyone worked with grewillea... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

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ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson

Mahogany is a very interesting choice. I have never tried, but I´m 99% sure that it can be an interesting flamenco tonewood. Feel, weight and taptone is interesting.
I´ve worked with Ovangkol on a steel string and i would NEVER use it on a flamenco. Its very heavy and dampens a lot. Good for steel strings which have more power, but I cant imagine it on a flamenco. But, of course, I might be wrong.

I've seen Mahogany and Ovangkol on flamencos, but I myself am not sure how they would both work out.

Here is a Mahogany Flamenco
http://www.flamencoguitarsforsale.net/en/flamenco-guitars/new-flamenco-guitars/ricardo-segura-2012-en.html

Here is a Ovangkol Flamenco
http://www.flamencoguitarsforsale.net/en/flamenco-guitars/new-flamenco-guitars/andalusian-2014-rey-en.html

I'd love to see negras from Walnut and Wenge. One tonewood I have a rogue suspicion would make an excellent blanca is mulberry. One of the finest tonewoods I've come across is Higuerilla - it's close to Panama RW in some ways - I reckon that'd make a wonderful negra too!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 10 2014 18:37:25

boral

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Joined: Apr. 27 2007

RE: Has anyone worked with grewillea... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

Anders,
I was just joking about the fact that nowadays I do not have much free time to build (only on weekends), and your answers gave me some motivation to start again.
I know the work involved in making a guitar.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 11 2014 19:35:33