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Louis Freilicher
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Anyone out there have a good dye recipe for that old 1920's
pearwood look?

I'm building myself a 5-string neck for a 1925 Gibson TB-3 and I
want to duplicate the aged look of the old veneer.   The veneer on
the tenor neck is thin about .035. I have a bunch of fresh pearwood
to play with. I'm thinking about throwing some water-soluble dyes
in the pressure cooker to start with...

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Larry Davis
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Any chance you have a photo of the "old" aged pearwood? Maybe steamed pear will be close.
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Here is a photo of the tenor neck peghead.


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This is steamed Swiss Pear, Louis. It's getting into the color shade and tone, but mostly the varnish or finish on the instrument (and the age patina) is giving it the darkness as you know. The maker might have started with steamed pear.


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Louis Freilicher
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Thanks Larry. I got some pearwood veneer from Constantine’s. In
its raw form it looks a bit pink. I'm going to try dying some sample
pieces with color tone and see how close I can get. I bet the right
dye job will do it. It doesn’t have to look 80 years old, just close
enough to show off at festivals and guitar shows and look "right".

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That is just lovely Pear for the Bear that i am, thanks for sharing guys! Where can i find or buy such wood?


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[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] Where can i find or buy such wood? [/QUOTE]

Looks like Larry has some pretty nice chunks there. And he IS an OLF sponsor.

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Thanks Dave, my foot is in my mouth, i should have checked, sorry Larry, didn't know!
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Dave Rector
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Sorry Serge, I didn't mean to embarrass you or anything. Just wanted to point out a source for you.

Now, get your foot out of your mouth, you're gonna need to type with your fingers and toes to get to that 3000 post mark.

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Thanks Dave, what a relief, my neck was starting to hurt, ya know, posting with Bear ears!


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No problem Serge, you can count on me anytime.

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