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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed May 24, 2023 8:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Stewmac bought Madinter? |
I just was on this web page: https://www.stewmac.com/tonewoods/shop- ... -side-set/ And it says, "With StewMac's recent acquisition of Madinter, Europe's premier tonewood supplier, we've secured one of the world's largest supplies of CITES-approved Madagascar Rosewood." Well I'll be darned. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Wed May 24, 2023 8:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac bought Madinter? |
Well that’s pretty interesting. |
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| Author: | joshnothing [ Wed May 24, 2023 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac bought Madinter? |
They’re selling off some of Madinter’s Brazilian stash too … Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | joshnothing [ Wed May 24, 2023 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac bought Madinter? |
Writing was on the wall for this one - Eric Coleman’s social media feed showed that he’d spent a portion of last year working in Spain so it looked like something was in the works … |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed May 24, 2023 3:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac bought Madinter? |
joshnothing wrote: They’re selling off some of Madinter’s Brazilian stash too … Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I was quite surprised what they are asking for that stuff. I'm not saying that SM is gouging or asking to much, I honestly didn't know. I would not build with it. It looks like stump and flat sawn wood to me. Makes me wonder what the few sets left that I have which are beautiful straight grained cut 50 years ago are worth. After that I'll probably never use BRW again. But anyway... I digress. |
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| Author: | joshnothing [ Wed May 24, 2023 4:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac bought Madinter? |
jfmckenna wrote: Makes me wonder what the few sets left that I have which are beautiful straight grained cut 50 years ago are worth. If you hold onto it long enough, sky is the limit really - these days it seems there’s a small segment of the boutique guitar market that is totally price-insensitive and it’s not hard to imagine one of ‘em stumping up mega bucks for a primo brazillian guitar from one of the big name builders. I’ve also noticed a nascent trend over here of non-luthier guitar collectors buying up high dollar tonewood with the intention of either supplying it to whoever they choose to build them an axe, or even just as an investment…. |
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| Author: | bftobin [ Thu May 25, 2023 12:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac bought Madinter? |
I'm glad I stocked up on wood a number of years ago, and I'm glad I did. The prices being asked by most suppliers are getting to be outrageous. Fret-boards I paid $5.00 for are around $25.00 and up. Ebony fret-boards are up 2 to 3 times the price of just a few years ago. It also pays to be able to resaw. I have an old cast iron Delta 14" bandsaw with riser block to resaw up to 10". Good wood doesn't just grow on trees !! |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Thu May 25, 2023 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stewmac bought Madinter? |
I was surprised by the BRW prices, but personally, I think that's a fantastic price for mad rose and presents a tremendous value relative to the BRW. |
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