Sound Good Paul, could we see a pic of the wood.
My advice would be to keep the finished guitar away from monkeys
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| Author: | paul harrell [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:50 am ] |
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I'm using Maria Preta (Diatenopteryx sorbifolia) for a guitar, and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about it. I got it from a friend who bought it at a lumber yard that was going out of buisiness. I've checked the web and can't find much about it except that is a favorite sleeping tree for tufted capuchin monkeys. It is incredibly hard and stiff (the back at .075 felt like sheet metal). It has a purple color like EIR but with lighter streaks, and a rosewood smell too. I'm not sure how much importance I give to tap tones, but this stuff rings like a bell when you hit it. Anybody have any info? Thanks, Paul |
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| Author: | Josh H [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:18 pm ] |
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I don't have any info, but would sure be interested in seeing a picture if you had one. Josh |
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| Author: | RussellR [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:08 pm ] |
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Sound Good Paul, could we see a pic of the wood. My advice would be to keep the finished guitar away from monkeys
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| Author: | Mark Laura [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:00 pm ] |
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Paul, I found this link, no pics though...sorry! http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/x 0271e/x0271e02.htm Mark |
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:14 am ] |
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Maria Preta....does she go to our school? 
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:41 am ] |
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Nobody "used" Maria Preta...she was the prettiest/smartest girl in school. In fact, we were all too intimidated to even talk to her. 
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:57 am ] |
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She sure is pretty tho 
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| Author: | Colonial Tonwds [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:05 am ] |
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She told me we could be "good friends." |
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:09 pm ] |
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| Author: | paul harrell [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:18 pm ] |
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I'll post some pictures when I finish the guitar, assuming that I can figure out how to do it with my very limited computer skills. Since nobody seems to have heard of it, I guess I can advertise it as the only one in captivity. Paul |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:27 pm ] |
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We're waiting anxiously...we haven't seen her in a lot of years! Probably put on a lot of weight. 
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:28 am ] |
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Yeah, was a Parlor, now's a Jumbo!
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| Author: | Dennis Leahy [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:14 am ] |
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Well, here she is, and she and her bandmates look pretty peeved that anyone even thought about using her! 
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:59 am ] |
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| Author: | RussellR [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:28 am ] |
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Maybe she could be purseuded to feature in the OLF calander. |
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