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i am wanting to have a electric mando built for me by rob from juiter creek music but i don't know what woods to use please help me the woods are

Australian Oak
Bunya Pine
Hoop Pine
Jarrah
Queensland Maple
Tasmanian blackwood
FIJIAN MAHOGANY (maybe)

i don't know much about instument designs yet but i plan
on going to school to become a luthier..... please help me figure this out
gabebaillargeon38841.6022569444

Taz Blackwood in high flame is my favorite wood besides koa - Im not sure how good it would be in that instrument though sorry.
Cheers
Charliewood

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I think Rob is probably the best person to help you through that decision.
For one, I'm not familiar those woods, for another, I've never heard a
single electric mandolin, much less enough to know how the wood might
affect the tone. My guess is that the electronics make much more of a
difference, but that's just an educated guess.

Work with your luthier. That's what he's there for.

And post pictures when you get it!!!

Jay

What Jay said but i like the Taz idea too!

Welcome to the OLF Gabriel, with a name like yours, i suspect you're either from Quebec or France, which one if i can ask?

Serge

im from waubeek, iowa if you don't know where that is, well all there is in town is a old limestone bar
but my family is from MN       and canadagabebaillargeon38842.4996180556

From Canada,

A couple of generations back huh? Nice to meet you here Gabe!

Serge

i think i will use Taz Blackwood for the body and Queensland Maple for the neck the fretboard is still up in the air mayne jahar        i was looking threw some of robs work and i really like his new body

http://jupitercreekmusic.com/eaglehawk.html
its at the bottom of the pagegabebaillargeon38842.5647800926