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Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
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Author:  Frei [ Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
Anyone use Honduran RW for bridges, and how does it compare to brazilian, and ebony?
Author:  Mike Collins [ Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
The Honduran I have is very dense.
But as with all woods you may have some lite pieces.
If you made all your bridges of different woods BUT the same weight (mass) the wood selection would not matter.
The rest of the guitar equation would.

Mike [:Y:]
Author:  Hesh [ Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
I haven't done it.... yet - but I would in a heart beat if it matched the guitar that I was building.

HRW is one of my favorite woods and has a very glassy "ping" much like BRW. Great stuff!

Many of my guitars have HRW bridge plates.
Author:  TonyKarol [ Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
What about damping Mike ???? Are you saying that bridges that are the same weight sound the same - I dont believe it. Ebony will never ping like brw will.

As for honduran, I prefer brw these days .. I only ever used it a couple times, and the earliest one I replaced last summer ... although I also renecked, refinned the top, thinned it a bit ... too many variables to say that the bridge made the difference. But on the dark cedar top, the chocolate brw looks better !!!
Author:  Howard Klepper [ Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
I use it; I like it.
Author:  Mike Collins [ Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
Tony if the weight (mass) is the same -I think you'd have trouble telling them apart in a blind listening test!
try it !
let us know what you discover !
I have 30 year old Ebony that rings like Hells Bells!
But i use BRW also -because I like the looks !!!

MIke
Author:  TonyKarol [ Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
mike - On a guitar ?? .. or simply dropping them on the floor in the shop ?? !!!! Not that I dont like ebony, but I got a load of brw to use up first !!! I have no time to go ripping bridges off and replacing them anyway :lol:
Author:  Bobc [ Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Honduran Rosewood for Bridge?
Great stuff for bridges, bridge plates as well as fingerboards.
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