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bob J

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:21 am

Koa

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What about Madagascar Rosewood. The pictures I have seen are wonderful. Looks in many ways like Brazilian. What about tone and workability?

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Brock Poling

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:01 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: United States

This stuff is very nice. It pings great and it is very tonal just when you are rubbing your hands on the lumber.

Here are a few shots of a guitar I am building now with it. This is the LMI stuff. The guitar is a little further along than this now, but I haven't had much of a chance to shoot it recently.

I will post more pics when I have it finished.

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LanceK

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:07 am

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Wow! Very nice Brock! BTW is that your shop?

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Brock Poling

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:44 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

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No, it is Frank Finocchio's place. I try to take one work shop per year. I went out to see him about voicing a guitar. I built most of this guitar there.

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jfrench

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:18 am

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First name: Josh
Last Name: French
City: Houston
State: TX

I use Madagascar Rosewood fairly frequently lately... french polishing one and making another right now even. I find it to be excellent wood, though it requires a lot of pore filling. it is comprable to Brazilian in most ways, and excells it in the fact that most of it is perfectly quarter sawn. I was lucky to find a bunch locally several years ago and resaw it. Still have some left to resaw even.

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Joshua French

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Dave Rector

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:25 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:07 am
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Location: Jones, OK

That's beautiful Brock! I thought that shop looked familiar

I'd like to make it back up to Frank's sometime. Just haven't had the time or the dough.

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:03 pm

Old Growth Brazilian

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Location: United States

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