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Ahmed Flamenco -> I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 8 2015 21:03:05)

I need a very light wood for neck if I'm gonna use wenge as a fretboard.
Is Swedish pine wood is good?



jshelton5040 -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 8 2015 21:11:43)

I don't understand your problem with procuring regular luthier supplies. There are vendors all over the world who will happily ship you wood. If you must use something other than Spanish Cedar for the neck there are a few other choices but none as good in my opinion. Why not use ebony or rosewood for the fingerboard? Neither of these woods is substantially more expensive than Wenge.



Ahmed Flamenco -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 8 2015 21:19:50)

using ebony will cost me, I will use wenge beacause i'm not gonna put high price for my guitars , I think it is good but I want a stiff and also light wood for neck I don't want to ship anything to me so I ask for different working woods



tijeretamiel -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 8 2015 21:49:21)

Wenge weighs less than African Ebony but more than Indian Rosewood.

Using Spanish Cedar would be fine.



jshelton5040 -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 8 2015 23:11:54)

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ORIGINAL: Ahmed Flamenco

using ebony will cost me, I will use wenge beacause i'm not gonna put high price for my guitars , I think it is good but I want a stiff and also light wood for neck I don't want to ship anything to me so I ask for different working woods

Everyone who makes guitars has to pay for materials. If you're unwilling or unable to purchase the necessary materials why bother? Find another hobby.

Sorry, I don't mean to be rude or insulting but that's simply the way things work.



estebanana -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 9 2015 0:28:50)

Wenge makes better bass fretboards. Usually the are engineered wood, or coated it epoxy or CA glue to make the surface harder and smother.

Wenge is a poor choice for fretboard for flamenco guitar because it is porous and brittle. It may splinter off on the edges unless you coat the surface.



keith -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 9 2015 0:41:22)

ahmed, you might want to check out this resource to find out the properties of the so called Swedish Pine. Persimmon is a wood used by many as a substitute for ebony--it is in the ebony family. As to your question, mahogany is used for necks so it might be useful. To be honest, if you are wanting to build a low price flamenco a cedar or mahagoney neck and rosewood fingerboard should suffice and not scare away any prospective customers. As to what estebanana said, wenge can be nasty to work with as it does splinter. I have used it in turning projects and you will need to protect your hands from the splinters.

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-identification/by-scientific-name/

link directly to wenge

http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/wenge/



norumba2 -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 9 2015 3:41:24)

wenge can be nasty indeed to cut -- and it will tear up tools pretty quick. Wear a mask when working with it as the dust is intense.

that said, its a very hard, stiff wood , quite stable, and can often need no finishing at all. a couple of coats of tung or danish oil will do the trick.

I once had a guitar with quartersawn wenge neck and ebony fingerboard. Fabulous combo, will not bend or warp ever, nice bright and loud tone. Could work well in a flamenco build.



Anders Eliasson -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 9 2015 7:12:26)

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I once had a guitar with quartersawn wenge neck and ebony fingerboard. Fabulous combo, will not bend or warp ever, nice bright and loud tone. Could work well in a flamenco build.


That would weigh a ton and make the poorest choise of all.....



norumba2 -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 9 2015 16:03:59)

i didnt find it unduly heavy, but thats true, it may be too dense for a flamenco build. i was thinking more of tonal qualities as a sonic fit for flamenco.



Anders Eliasson -> RE: I need to choose lightest wood ever for the neck (Jun. 9 2015 16:50:52)

Wenge is very heavy. More than many rosewoods. Its almost like oak.
Besides all this bright and brittle doesnt really fit to well into flamenco. Bright is good but not as important as midrange punch.
Cedar is just a VERY good wood for necks. Stable and light.



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