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RE: 2024 Spruce / Black Acacia (in reply to Ricardo)
The Black Acacia was cut in Oakland California in the Lake Merritt neighborhood in the early 1990’s. My friend Stewart Port took it when the city cut the tree down as it was getting too big and dangerous, he stored it and resawed it himself. I was able to get four sets. That was the last one.
I’ll to work the Australia connection to get more.
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RE: 2024 Spruce / Black Acacia (in reply to estebanana)
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ORIGINAL: estebanana
The Black Acacia was cut in Oakland California in the Lake Merritt neighborhood in the early 1990’s. My friend Stewart Port took it when the city cut the tree down as it was getting too big and dangerous, he stored it and resawed it himself. I was able to get four sets. That was the last one.
I’ll to work the Australia connection to get more.
Ah Ok. It is the same as this wood I guess? He called this Australian Blackwood. This guitar was super light weight for a negra. Despite its looks it seemed to respond similar to Maple IMO.
RE: 2024 Spruce / Black Acacia (in reply to Ricardo)
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ORIGINAL: Ricardo
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ORIGINAL: estebanana
The Black Acacia was cut in Oakland California in the Lake Merritt neighborhood in the early 1990’s. My friend Stewart Port took it when the city cut the tree down as it was getting too big and dangerous, he stored it and resawed it himself. I was able to get four sets. That was the last one.
I’ll to work the Australia connection to get more.
Ah Ok. It is the same as this wood I guess? He called this Australian Blackwood. This guitar was super light weight for a negra. Despite its looks it seemed to respond similar to Maple IMO.
Here’s what the inter webs say : AI Overview Learn more … The black acacia (Acacia melanoxylon) is a medium-sized, evergreen, thornless tree that is native to eastern Australia and Tasmania. It can grow up to 148 ft. (45 m) tall, but in California it is usually 25–40 ft. tall and 10–20 ft. wide. The black acacia has rough, dark gray bark with vertical fissures, broad leaves, and spherical cream-colored flowers. It has many common names, including Australian Blackwood, Sally wattle, and Blackwood.
RE: 2024 Spruce / Black Acacia (in reply to silddx)
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ORIGINAL: silddx
I feel really quite moved by the sound of this guitar, really lovely!
Thank you.
You heard at the end I said my wife says this is one of my guitars ever? And I said she’s an expert, she’s not just a guitar expert. Her expertise is universal, she’s an expert on everything, as all wives are. 😆
Very nice Stephen. How is black acacia with regards to dampening?
This reminds me of the Bruce Lee legendary quote:
In the beginning a kick was just a kick. Then I went through several years of deconstructing and reinventing the kick. Now I’m done with that and a kick is just a kick.
Meaning I’m not a master like Bruce Lee, but all that technical talk isn’t really important to me now. Guitar making is in my body. If I had to say anything about black acacia, it’s Koa’s underprivileged cousin from the bad side of town.
RE: 2024 Spruce / Black Acacia (in reply to estebanana)
Well, I am the Oregonian that received this guitar, and I'm here to say it's fantastic, acoustically rich, great dynamics, muscular and lovely. It's very comfortable, just right. Cosmetically gorgeous. A goldilocks instrument. I love his fleur de lis headstock
I have several traditional blancas and have had a variety of rosewood guitars. The sound of this one is well within the spectrum of the best rosewood guitars I've ever played (minus the glassy edge of Brazilian), so either the wood doesn't matter much or acacia is a terrific wood. It's very beautiful. Koa's sexy cousin from across the tracks? We spent some time discussing the various other beautiful alternative woods that he has. It ended up being a bit of an arbitrary, sentimental choice. I imagine the others would've worked similarly well but I am very! happy with the acacia. I think the notion that other woods are as good as the "traditional" ones is strong and freeing (and sustainable). There was once a walnut Conde at trilogy guitars that I regret not buying.
And the process of working with Stephen was wonderful too. This was my second guitar with him. We talked a lot at the beginning about what I was looking for and about what he liked to do and then came up with a plan. As far as I'm concerned he nailed it, made just what he said he would make. There is such an anxiety when ordering a guitar. All this money and will it turn out? I've had that not be the case with other makers. I'm gratified and grateful it turned out so well and so accurately.
Thumbs up for this guitar and a public thank you to Stephen.
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RE: 2024 Spruce / Black Acacia (in reply to eccullen)
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There was once a walnut Conde at trilogy guitars that I regret not buying.
I played that one in 2010-11 or so?. It was excellent and unique I remember. I also enjoyed having Estebanana’s port orford/lawson cypress model in my possession for a brief time. Congrats on your new acquisition.
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