Book matched mahogany electric woods

Mar 26, 2020 mahogany and maple are the most common woods used, with maple more often seen on electric guitars. Bookmatched figured african mahogany long lumber cook woods. Flame figure tops welcome to bow river wood to works. These are acoustic guitars, that use either solid wood or laminate in. I have a epiphone acoustic spruce top antique sunburst. Maple is often seen as a book matched veneer on electric guitars like the gibson les paul. Bookmatching wood slabs is the practice of matching two or more wood slabs, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other. This is done mostly on acoustics, but some electrics have book matched wood, especially those with figured grain and natural finishes.

The tone is similar to alder but the look is very exotic with a. The variety of wood species we offer are east indian. Sep 01, 2008 i found this book more intriguing than some of his others due to the subject of the storyline. Whether performed through a microphone or lr baggs eas vtc electronics, the warm midrange tone of mahogany makes this guitar excellent for vocal accompaniment. The top on this body type is totally flat and is enhanced with top edge bindings and an additional arm and two cutaway bevels in the same wood as the bindings that brings out a nice contrast. Any other contact will not be considered for appearances or book placement as we want to ensure all inquiries are handled by the appropriate department. Almost everyone that plays it, skilled or amateur alike, say that it is a dream to play. Book matched slabs bookmatching is the practice of matching two or more wood, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other, giving the impression of an opened book. The leading importer of mahogany is the united states, followed by britain. Rusch guitars introducing the artista for decades, rik. Flamed maple is generally book matched, which means that the body is made of two. A book matched 2piece solid body usually in mahogany with a nice figured 3mm top. The neck wood can be flatsawn or quartersawn, depending upon the dimension of.

Almost everyone that plays it, skilled or amateur alike, say that it. Mahogany is a commercially important lumber prized for its beauty, durability, and color, and used for paneling and to make furniture, boats, musical instruments and other items. A solid sitka spruce top and book matched mahogany back and sides trimmed with maple binding. It belongs to the same family as koa but its way lighter in weig. Genuine honduras mahogany swietenia macrophylla has warm honeybrown colors. Features include grover tuners, rosewood fingerboard, 1pc mahogany neck set at the 16th fret, 22 fret, book matched maple top, book matched african mahogany back, 50sr usa humbucker, 60st usa humbucker pickups, 2 volume, 2 tone, and 3way pickup selector controls, and 24k gold hardware. Higuerilla is a richly colored hardwood ranging from light coffee to mid orange brown with dark brown stripes. For joining, profiling and gluing to a solidbody guitar face. Jan 30, 2006 the epiphone elitist les paul standard plus features grover tuners, rosewood fingerboard, 1pc mahogany neck set at the 16th fret, 22 fret, book matched maple top, book matched african mahogany back, 50sr usa humbucker, 60st usa humbucker pickups, 2 volume, 2 tone, and 3way pickup selector controls, and 24k gold hardware.

I have a epiphone acoustic spruce top antique sunburst finish. Book matched flame koa top with matching headstock, mahogany body, two piece. Book matched guitar wood refers to finding matching pieces of lookalike wood for the soundboard, and back of the guitar. Bestselling and classic african american books mahoganybooks. There are 49 types of mahogany, but many are practically extinct because of the woods popularity for furniture and musical instruments, and the types used today are not the same as the mahogany used in guitars in the 1940s or 1950s. This exceptionally great looking 12 string features flame maple in a stunning, transparent, black satin finish. Apr 14, 2015 many guitar and bass bodies are made from mahogany. Telecaster 50 s body electric guitar bookmatched olive wood. Thicknesssanded sitka spruce or redwood in a bookmatched 2piece set for making a dulcimer soundboard. Washington, dc 20020 united states of america call us at 202 8442062 subscribe to our newsletter. Its very sweet, very much a candied sweetness with whiskey and woods, mich sweeter than, say, by kilian single malt or thierry mugler pure malt, or even pure havane.

Breedlove stage concert e allmahogany acousticelectric. Info mahoganybooks mahoganybooks 1231 good hope rd. The collins gto electric guitar features a matched, 2 piece, hollowed honduras mahogany body and a hand carved top with unique f holes and a carefully handset mortise joint. Mahogany woods bath and body works cologne a fragrance. African rosewood or bubinga, though not a true rosewood is denser than several rosewoods.

Telecaster 50 s body electric guitar bookmatched olive wood topmahogany. The epiphone elitist les paul standard plus features grover tuners, rosewood fingerboard, 1pc mahogany neck set at the 16th fret, 22 fret, bookmatched maple top, bookmatched african mahogany back, 50sr usa humbucker, 60st usa humbucker pickups, 2 volume, 2 tone, and 3way pickup selector controls, and 24k gold hardware. We offer bubinga in special pomelle, figured, and standard. Limba the wood database lumber identification hardwood. This wood is increasingly becoming popular as an acoustic guitar wood. Most commonly used in the form of a bookmatched laminate tops and necks. Being a ringporous hardwood, the grain isnt really too similar to mahogany, and its dimensional stability isnt quite up to standards eitherat least not in comparison to mahogany. Mahogany gives a warm timbre with a lot of bottom end. A mahogany tree with two woodcutters bearing an axe and a paddle also appears on the belizean national coat of arms, under the national motto, sub umbra floreo, latin for under the shade i flourish. Three quarter size electric guitar, phoenix model link 12. Custom luthier 6 string electric duvoisin bass preseries. Telecaster rear routed body electric guitar bookmatched. Whether its an electric guitar with a solid body or drop top, a bass guitar with custom wood, or an.

Epiphone elitist les paul standard plus electric guitar. Telecaster 50 s body electric guitar bookmatched olive. Shop all northwest timber figured lumber, wood, and domestic exotic hardwoods for furniture and musical instruments. I have a epiphone acoustic spruce top antique sunburst finish, book matched mahogany back, mahogany sides, it is in excellent shape since i have owned it most of its life so i can safely say it is all original. Then draw a centerline along one edge of the piece. Rather than just a collection of parts of the shelf, each body and neck are matched at the factory to include a good, snug fit. Blister figued hard maple arch top guitar slip matched set. Mahogany woods bath and body works cologne a fragrance for.

Burl, quilt, flamed blister quilt, blackline spalted, and other drop dead figures hawiian, koa figured. Exotic wood zone also offers exclusively imported luthier tonewoods and guitar sets of different varities. Breedlove stage concert e allmahogany comfort with universal playability is offered in this allsolid mahogany breedlove stage concert. Intermediates and finished products for guitars, basses, violin and more. A slim neck profile, perfectly level frets and low string action give the guitar an almost electric guitar playability. As applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in one of several ways, but can also be done with solid wood. Woods storylines are the same in alot way in his books, though in this one, we get to see more of barringtons personality. The gto is handcrafted with the finest quilted maple, ebony, redwood or walnut. I have never been one interested in antique furniture, but the research woods did on it for the book, is incredible. Our officially licensed tribute to 150 years of canada. Features include grover tuners, rosewood fingerboard, 1pc mahogany neck set at the 16th fret, 22 fret, bookmatched maple top, bookmatched african mahogany back, 50sr usa humbucker, 60st usa humbucker pickups, 2 volume, 2 tone, and 3way pickup selector controls, and 24k gold hardware. Beautifully made in the usacarvin pulled all the stops on this guitar.

Im seeing the grinch who stole christmas top center flanked by bats on his left and right. Many guitar and bass bodies are made from mahogany. Breedlove stage concert e all mahogany comfort with universal playability is offered in this allsolid mahogany breedlove stage concert. Thicknesssanded sitka spruce or redwood in a book matched 2piece set for making a dulcimer soundboard. This exceptionally great looking 12 string features figured sapele in a beautiful tobacco burst finish. Chris craft boats uses this species in their manufacturing. Mahogany and maple are the most common woods used, with maple more often seen on electric guitars.

Exotic wood zone also offers the best luthier tonewoods like back and side sets for classical and dreadnought guitars, guitar body blanks, neck blanks, fingerboards, bridge blanks, rosette squares. This is part 2 of a complete series on making an electric guitar at my home. Mahogany mahogany is a moderately dense and very durable wood. Roger siminoff, author and one of the foremost authorities on musical acoustics had this to say. Mahogany is lighter in weight than rosewood, koa, or maple. The 12 fret marker is the canada 150 inlaid in the official design font. Luthier supplies in the uk tonewoods and guitar repair supplies. On my next top, ill rip saw the jointed side before i saw the board into two plates. Diy electric guitar kit singlecut mahogany style build. The gratitude canada 150 mackenzie and marr guitars. Musical curly claro walnut acoustic back and side set nwt3145c bookmatched back 18 x 22 x. In terms of appearance, its probably the least likely to be confused for mahogany of.

When book matched, higuerilla presents a strong and colorful linear figure for backboards. The highly decorative grain patterns of flamed maple, quilted maple and spalted maple can look stunning when finished with a high gloss. In this video i show how i make the bookmatched maple top from a 2 thick slab o. In terms of appearance, its probably the least likely to be confused for mahogany of all the woods on this entire list. Lacewood looks best in the form of a bookmatched laminate top, but is also available for solid bodies. The technique is used to beautify a variety of objects such as furniture, violins, guitars. Bookmatching is the practice of matching two or more wood or stone surfaces, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other, giving the impression of an opened book as applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in one of several ways, but can also be done with solid wood. After years of this valuable experience, james formed james collins guitars ltd to develop and hand build his own designs in 2015, passing the repair work oevr to guitartechs trained at 12th fret. All exoticwoods collection instruments use handselected exotic woods, artfully book matched in california to create a distinctive, oneofkind look that would make mother nature proud. Electric and semielectric guitars from gibson, prs, guild, and many other. Often this hardwood has exceptional fiddle back andor plum pudding figure. Important do not confuse bookmatched wood with laminate, see heading below. This mahogany has air dried for more than 20 years.

What is the absolute best type of wood to use to build an. It is sometimes used on electric guitar bodies and necks. Bookmatched guitar wood refers to finding matching pieces of lookalike wood for the soundboard, and back of the guitar. We also have the finest collection for woodturners with great turning blanks, bowl blanks, knife blanks, burls, and pen blanks. Exotic wood zone best luthier tonewood, turning blanks, exotic. All exoticwoods collection instruments use handselected exotic woods, artfully bookmatched in california to create a distinctive, oneofkind look that would make mother nature proud. Our exotic wood collections include rare and hard to come by east indian rosewood to african ebony that is one of the strongest wood available worldwide. The set is supplied filed rectangular for gluing, joining and custom cutting in your shop. Mahogany is the national tree of the dominican republic and belize. We have the best collection of exclusively imported exotic woods from all over the world. We cater to custom guitar builders, fine furniture makers and anyone looking for quality wood products. Swietenia macrophylla honduran mahogany also know as tropical mahogany, south american mahogany, caoba and chiculte honduras mahogany grows from north of the yucatan, throughout venezuela and brazil, in columbia, peru, and bolivia.

I have tried a couple of different woods, and the joints look better than what i have been getting by hand jointing. Mahogany is always the best bet for making guitar bodies but if you want to try something new you can go for mangium acacia mangium also known by the name hickory wattle. Exotic wood zone offers the best exotic woods online. Stone barrington is hired to protect a former intelligence agent with. The dean vendetta xmt electric guitar undeniably is crafted from. Book matched panels add visual interest and a mark of fine craftsmanship to a project. This figured lumber has fancy patterns and wide, loose curls. Every other leaf or component of veneer from a given log is turned over to produce a mirror image at the splice joint, much like turning the pages of a book, to produce a very aesthetically appealing look across the face. The short story on bookmatched panels wood magazine. Mahoganybooks is an award winning, new york times reporting bookstore that sells books written for, by, or about. This gives the impression of an opened book, hence the term bookmatched.