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Hi everyone! I'm getting ready to build another guitar, and I'm looking to find some good quality red abalam heart strips and rosette. Anyone have a recommendation for me? I'm also having trouble locating a red black red black premade purfling. Or even a red black. Every thing seems to be bwbw etc. Just black and white. Do I have to make these up custom? Thanks in advance. Hope everyones doing well.
Mark

Mark, I get almost all of my pearl products from Andy DePaule. Just Google DePaule Supply. Andy's a great guy and has some really nice stuff.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Gurian would be the guy to call for the purfling. He has a website where you can design your own, but you have to buy a whole layout of the stuff. Dont know if you want that much. Maybe go in with somebody with halfsies. www.gurianinstruments.com/
HomeboyHomeboy38978.7806481481

are you looking for red abalone heart ablam or red abalone heart strips.

if it is the latter the last time i looked ebay vendor candy033 had some up on his store. i have purchased from this australian vendor frequently and found rhem to be reliable sellers of quality product at extremely good prices.

i would also recommend depaulle's.

Try rescue pearl. Don't know the web address but they have everything.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Rescue Pearl...yep. They work directly with the Duke of Pearl, who is the Abalam guy.

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Thanks for your help guys!

I make my own blk/red/blk, or whatever as far as colours are concerned .. get the veneer, glue them up, then cut them. Unless you want them as side purf, then if possible, use a big piece of binding wood, and glue about a 3/4 inch wide strip of your colours ont he bottom, then slice up with a thin kerf blade, and voila - ready custom made binding/purf combo, ready to bend.

not sure if Andy has separate red ab heart, you could also try mopsupplies.com - he has lots of stuff as well.

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

DePaule for the abalam or pearl and the zootman can make the purfling for you.

Ron

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Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

I dont think Andy sells abalam, only real shell (or at least he used to).

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

No Andy DePaule does not sell ablam but if you want the real deal abalone in stead of laminated, Andy sells the best around any where. Andy is the Shellman

Andy is great.

Yep, I mis-spoke. I knew he wouldn't touch abalam.

Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......