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Got my wood from Don, and just had to write here and say what a pleasant experience it was, how much I like the wood, how nice it was to deal with Don, and how fast the package came.

I had a really sizeable haul, enough to cause many moons of couch sleeping, but I'm actually in investment mode so it was OK (I think I've managed to convince SO that its OK to put away the wood that I'm going to build with as a retirement job now, while it costs only a fortune and not the moon.)

Anyway, I got 4 sets of Cocobola, 2 of Honduran Rosewood, and 1 of Movingui (I'm a sucker for novelties. This stuff has pink sapwood and yellow heartwood - very outre.) I tried to get the kids to take a good pic of me doing the ritz, but they didn't come out well

Thanks Don! Beautiful stuff.

Jim

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Glad you like it. You picked out some really nice stuff...

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Well, I'll throw in my two cents and say that Don went way above the call on my wood too. Like you Jim, I got 7 sets total, and the stuff is just gorgeous.

Prior to this sale I was mahogaless...so I've been adding mahogany to my stash at the moment. I got 5 various sets of that (two mottled, one flame, two ribbon), and 2 of the Honduran Rosewood (with sap). Let me tell you that mottled mahogany is spectacular. I wiped it with naptha and man it pops. It's going to be amazing under finish.

HERE'S how special the mottled mahogany is: not only did the wife see the wood, as I type this she's IN MY SHOP digging through the binding box trying to figure out what will match well with it. How's that for beautiful wood?

As always, thanks greatly Don!   

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Aaackkk! Don't tell me that, I'll be back in there for more.   

JK

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

[QUOTE=Bill Greene] HERE'S how special the mottled mahogany is: not only did the wife see the wood, as I type this she's IN MY SHOP digging through the binding box trying to figure out what will match well with it. How's that for beautiful wood?
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Wow! You got Carla in on the act eh? Better buy her a good respirator...

Oh....Ebony, or curly maple.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

She's thinkin' bloodwood, man. The girl has an eye for flair.

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Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Yeah, that would look nice...

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."