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Michaeldc
 Post subject: Modified Dreadnought
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Here is a recent Mod-dread 14 fret, 25-1/2 scale, Sitka over Leopard wood. If you are curious what Royal Blackwood (torrefied Purple Heart) looks like, here you go. The head-plate, FB and bridge are Royal Blackwood. I’m actually pretty impressed with the stuff!


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 Post subject: Re: Modified Dreadnought
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A couple more shots…


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 Post subject: Re: Modified Dreadnought
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Besides everything looking absolutely perfect, where do you find quilted spruce?

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 Post subject: Re: Modified Dreadnought
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Ken Nagy wrote:
Besides everything looking absolutely perfect, where do you find quilted spruce?


I think that came from Pacific Rim Tonewoods.
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Seriously lovely!

What is the blue? Dyed maple or something special? Not that dyed maple isn’t special but….


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 Post subject: Re: Modified Dreadnought
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bcombs510 wrote:
Seriously lovely!

What is the blue? Dyed maple or something special? Not that dyed maple isn’t special but….


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It’s dyed Koto -


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Michaeldc wrote:
bcombs510 wrote:
Seriously lovely!

What is the blue? Dyed maple or something special? Not that dyed maple isn’t special but….


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It’s dyed Koto -


B&B Rare Woods?
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doncaparker wrote:
Michaeldc wrote:
bcombs510 wrote:
Seriously lovely!

What is the blue? Dyed maple or something special? Not that dyed maple isn’t special but….


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It’s dyed Koto -


B&B Rare Woods?


Yessir!

I layup all of my purflings using their products.


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Nice! Do you do your own finish work?


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Nice! Do you do your own finish work?


Up until three guitars ago, yes. This one was done by Vancouver -
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Gotcha…looks great!


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Stunning all round,and THAT Soundboard!

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Great looking guitar and the fret markers are over the top cool too. I like it!!!


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Superb fit and finish as always, love it.


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That is stunning! Well done! I'm also liking Royal Blackwood a LOT for bridges and fretboards.


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That's a looker for sure. I love the leopard wood too, great looking stuff and makes for a fine guitar. I've never heard of this Royal Blackwood before, interesting. A dead ringer for the looks of ebony.


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Really lovely guitar. Have you been using dyed veneers for a long enough time to get an opinion of light fastness? A lot of the green dyed veneers I used 10+ years ago have proven to be fugitive, i.e. fading to a dull olive gray.

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 Post subject: Re: Modified Dreadnought
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TRein wrote:
Really lovely guitar. Have you been using dyed veneers for a long enough time to get an opinion of light fastness? A lot of the green dyed veneers I used 10+ years ago have proven to be fugitive, i.e. fading to a dull olive gray.


Hi Tom,

I’ve only been using them for 5-6 years. Back then it was orange and red. An orange one from 5 years ago was recently in the shop for a seasonal checkup - the purflings still looked nice and bright!

Time will tell, M


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