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Brock Poling
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I am looking for pernambuco to make purflings out of. Does anybody know of a source? Thins are ok, or even thick veneers would work ok as well.

I found a little on ebay, but it was pretty much junk for my purposes.

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Lmi used to have some.I`m not sure if they still do .You can check and see.
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Hi Brock,

You might try a search for "Chakte Viga" on Ebay. It is not Pernambuco, and probably would not be at all suitable for a violin bow, but for purflings or even binding, it would give you about the same (burnt orange) look.

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Gilmer wood generally carries Pernambuco.
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I heard its often used for fence posts in Brazil. We do things different in these parts...

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Hooper-Utah-resident-Rhett-Davis-poses-next-car-fence-Thursday/photo//080804/480/3d14cad943ce4cfe93dc667315f841f8//s:/ap/20080805/ap_on_fe_st/odd_car_fence;_ylt=Am8xRvzPogq4WoqKEx8lnNouQE4F

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Brock,
perhaps not as to you geographically but i'm sure Martin Guhl can fix you up.
heck, the guy even has full sized b&s sets :http://picasaweb.google.de/eurospruce/PernambukGuitarSet
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gimer have some pernumbuco sometimes,

If you cant find local i have some here.

Its really expensive becouse the violin folks pay through the nose for it allthough all the stuff i have left has been rejected by the violin bow makers.
They need a very specific type to be suitable for bows and its a vary variable wood.

I think gilmer will be your best bet,
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Eisenbrand had some also last time I checked. Gilmer has some long pieces listed in the specials pages which should be good for purfs.

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Brock Poling
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Cool... thanks.

I checked my usual sources before coming to the board. Most seem out of it, or only have stock that won't work well. But these are some good suggestions.

Thanks,

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