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muse
 Post subject: Opinions please
PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:46 pm 
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Planning #3 and #4 and looking for some advice/opinions on wood selection. Specifically wanting input on whether or not the woods will compliment each other from a sound perspective. Aesthetic opinions also gladly accepted.

#3: lefty Taylor style Grand Auditorium with Venetian cutaway. Waterfall bubinga back and sides with bearclaw Sitka top.

#4: Dred. EIR with sinker redwood top.

Good combos? Is figured bubinga decent to bend?
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Fred Tellier
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:20 pm 
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Is figured bubinga decent to bend?


Yes but with supersoft II it can be done with a little care. I have bent 2 sets both with a cutaway without any problems using a Fox Style bender and heat blanket

I have used Bubinga with Englemman and it made a great guitar, I am building a Bubinga Lutz now.

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The formula for good tone is thus:
any cool hardwood+any conifer(spruce or cedar for example)+good construction=great guitar!
Therefore you have made some great choices!

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Ken Franklin
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My $.02, I would make the bubinga/sitka the dred and the EIR/sinker the GA. Dreds like sitka and the EIR/sinker is a great combination for a fingerstyle guitar. Bending for the bubinga would be easier too.

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Colin North
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FWIW I'm with Ken, for the same reasons.
just seems to make sense.

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Thanks for the input. These are being built for friends so I cant do a wholesale swap of the woods but I will stick with sitka on the dred and just use a darker shellac to get the look they are after.
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Mark Groza
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[quote="Ken Franklin"]My $.02, I would make the bubinga/sitka the dred and the EIR/sinker the GA. Dreds like sitka and the EIR/sinker is a great combination for a fingerstyle guitar. Bending for the bubinga would be easier too.[/quoteI also agree with Ken.
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Ian Cunningham
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I love the redwood/dark b&s look.
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