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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:49 pm ] |
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I posted low quality pics of this set a while back, here are better quality pics (I hope…) and close-ups. It was sold to me as "Goldwood", which means nothing really… It's pretty light, stiff and close-grained, about the density and tap-tone of Honduran mahogany. Anybody has an idea what this wood could be? I assume it comes from central or south America and found nothing ressembling it on the web. 
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:51 pm ] |
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Could it be meranti ? do you know where it's from Laurent? |
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| Author: | tl507362 [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:01 am ] |
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Could be primavera or myrtle. That's my guess, but only a guess. Tracy |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:06 am ] |
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There seems like a lot of knots and imperfections in it...hope you didn't pay too much. There was a guy on eBay selling goldwood, and I believe I asked him what it was at the time, but can't remember. I'll check and see if I still have the reply email. update: Apparently I deleted the email. Did a search on Goldwood...nothing that I can find, except a speaker manufacturer and a furniture company. Obviously, this doesn't exist as a species, but must be a local name for something else or a made-up name to sell the wood on eBay. I can't imagine anyone ever inventing a name for wood, but I guess it could happen. Now I have to go order some Kermodie Spruce. 
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| Author: | Scott Thompson [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:27 am ] |
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The guy on Ebay sells "African Goldwood", which is Mansonia altissima and yes, he did make the name up. |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:15 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Don Williams] There seems like a lot of knots and imperfections in it...hope you didn't pay too much. There was a guy on eBay selling goldwood, and I believe I asked him what it was at the time, but can't remember.[/QUOTE] The set was very cheap and I was intrigued, the pics are not great but the wood looks stunning… Yes there are some tiny knots, nothing a bit of CA won't cure. The guy who sold it to me has no idea what it is. The term goldwood is like "ironwood", can be a lot of different species depending on the geography… Don, what's kermodie spruce? [QUOTE=Scott Thompson] The guy on Ebay sells "African Goldwood", which is Mansonia altissima and yes, he did make the name up. [/QUOTE] Could be that. Scott, what's the name of the eBay vendor you mention? (PM me if you don't want to post it) |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:43 am ] |
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[QUOTE=laurent] Don, what's kermodie spruce?[/QUOTE] That was a joke...it is also an invented name for a spruce hybrid that someone uses to market the wood. As I understand it, it might be a cross between sitka and englemann or white spruce. I can't remember. But the guy actually went through the trouble of legally registering the name. |
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| Author: | Scott Thompson [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:47 am ] |
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laurent, http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Fretboard-GOLDWOOD-Luthier-Finger board-25_W0QQitemZ7392533988QQcategoryZ41423QQssPageNameZWDV WQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:49 am ] |
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Holy Kermodie! 
You mean like Goldebonie?  |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:19 am ] |
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Don, I think I know what you're talking about, another questionable presence on eBay, I think? Scott, thanks for the link, hard to tell from the pic the guy put on his auction. If it's the same species as mine, the fingerboard would wear pretty fast… Hey Bob, what's on the pic? Looks stunning. |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:27 am ] |
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Laurent it's black white ebony. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:28 am ] |
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Bob, you're a sick man I tell you....you just can't resist buying all kinds of funky looking wood. Oc course then we can't resist buying it from you! Nice looking wood ! I WANT ! ! ! ! |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:36 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Bobc] Laurent it's black white ebony.[/QUOTE] Are you going to resaw it for sets, or is it too small and destined to become fboards and bridges? |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:37 am ] |
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Don it's actually a true but rare ebony from S.E. Asia. Here's a link to a few more pic's http://www.rctonewoods.rcefaluguitars.com/bw_ebony.htm |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:29 am ] |
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[QUOTE=laurent] [QUOTE=Bobc] Laurent it's black white ebony.[/QUOTE] Are you going to resaw it for sets, or is it too small and destined to become fboards and bridges?[/QUOTE] A limited quantity of sets. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:30 am ] |
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Bob, those sets are gonna sell so fast it's going to make your head spin... Just wish I could be one of the buyers! |
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| Author: | old man [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:53 pm ] |
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Kermodie spruce is only found in kermodes. Ron 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:09 pm ] |
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Bob, please le me know when those sets of white/black/super wiked ebony are ready to go please. I'd like to reserve one. Thanks. Alain |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:12 pm ] |
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And Carmudgie from carmudgeholes |
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| Author: | DaleH [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:22 pm ] |
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"You mean like Goldebonie?" I aint touching that one!! |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:53 pm ] |
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Bob, Nice looking Goldebonie. And just when I figured I had enough wood... |
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