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Hey guys,
I'm looking for a high figure Quilted Sapele Set for a guitar I will be building for myself pretty soon.
If any one has an extra set or know where I can find one, please let me know.

Thanks,

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Hi Peter!

Steve at Colonial has some on his web. I think he updates his web regularly.

So Peter,
I'm curious to why you want a sapele for your own guitar. There is nothing wrong with sapele it's just that you built so many nice guitars with many other woods and your choice of sapele just seems very interesting.

Also, what top are you going to use?

Thanks, David

Didn't Mr. D.E. Williams have some interesting Quilted Sapele up in New England??

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Guitar Building = Continuous Improvement Process

Thanks David,
I am looking for some special High figure Sapele..... I have looked at Colonial's stuff but I want a set with more quilt. I have a special set of Redwood that I wil be using with it. I have it all figured out, Mcassar bindings and Bevel with nice Paua binding!!

Now I just need to fing the zoot....

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Not anymore.....

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

I've got a 65" x 7.5" x 1" board of very nice sapele pomelle that will make a fine guitar someday.
Not sure I want to part with it though....maybe for the right price?







It's cut on about 45 degrees, so neither quartersawn nor flatsawn....and the quilting is over the whole board and all the way through too

Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

Dave, that ^ IS pretty.
I can just see that paired w/ some curly redwood.

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Thats a nice board but I am seeking more Quilt than that.... thus my problem...

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

You mean like this Steve?





This piece is 24" x 16" x 2.4", almost exactly quartersawn, and absolutely beautiful!!

Cheers,
Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

I think Peter wants stuff that Brock Polings have on his web. The presentation grade Sapele.

You'll be lucky Peter....hey, but I'll keep my eyes and ears open for you. I plan to scour my local zoot emporium this Saturday (Global Wood Source).

Edit - I just checked out the wood on Brock's website - WOW, I see what you mean now. He has some fantastic stuff on there. Peter, maybe you need to grovel to Brock and see if he'll part with any of it?

Good luck,
Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

Will this work Peter?

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Tickle your guitar daily, and it'll tickle you back.

John,
thats the figure I have been after.... I wanted to do a florentine cutaway but I may have to settle.
Thanks man!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Peter, I have a couple sets also. They are very similar to John's set and the same wood that Don had. The wood is presently in a large billet so I can cut any size set you would need. If you still need one shoot me a pm.

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Burton
http://www.legeytinstruments.com
Brookline, MA.

Yes, just like that! That's amazing. Say, you've got a nice little pile of assorted goodies there....

Steve

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

I've got some of the primo grade stuff - still not sure what I'm going to do with it, but we could certainly talk.

Shoot me a PM with the dimensions you need and more or less what you're looking to pay, and I'll see what I can come up with.


Andrew Wright
http://www.guitarmatch.com

Oh you mean the "brains" look - try Uncle Bob at RC Tonewoods - he had some that JJ built with that had more brains then any we have seen here so far.

Dave how much for that front door?

Here's mine...I liked it so much I named the guitar, "Zootman".

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

OMG! The quilting on that piece is amazing John!! And JJ, your finished guitar looks great too - from what I can see in the photo anyway - got a better photo of the back/sides you want to share?

Hesh - hey, I hadn't thought about that door - yeah, it's real solid mahogany - could probably get two or three nice necks out of it! Just in case though, I think I'll wait for my wife to get back from her trip abroad and ask her before I start sawing it up....

Steve - I gots a lot more good stuff on the other side of the foyer too.....I've got WAS (ZAS?) bad!!

Cheers,
Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproduc ... igh+Figure

LMII still lists some sets.