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Which perfling would you go with on a light colored guitar with mahogany binding? BWB or WBW? No pearl on this one.Oh, and it will be 20/20/20 perfling.

IMO, I would go BWB - the other way the W will almost disappear. I would want to see the definition.

Is the W really white , or is it maple .... I am not a fan of white plastic or fibre - too glaring ...

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Tony Karol
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"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

It's all wood, maple i think.I was thinking the same thing that the black would show up better against the white top which is sitka.Either would be good against the mahogany i would think.

Yeah possibly either on the side/binding joint - you have to hold it all together both ways and see what looks best to you ...

As for the top, if you go mple/blk/maple, you will likely need another black to define the edge between the maple and the top - it will disappear for sure. Anytime I use a maple/X/maple purf scheme, there is ALWAYS another inside line added to the top purf, next to the top itself.

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

BWB for sure! Actually, I've heard that WBW purfling actually doesn't sound as good either... flattens out the trebles and steals aways definition in the bass... True story!

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Wow! I thought it was all the same wood, just dyed black.Must be something in the dye.

I have built mostly with lighter woods, so I always use b/w/b. Otherwise the inner white disappears.

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Gene

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Mark,

I would suggest BWB as well, the definition you get from the black really looks nice on the lighter colors.

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Jake Archer
~~Make a joyful noise unto the Lord~~

There are many possible choices for the middle line other than "W"/maple. Anything light enough to contrast with the black, and which also compliments your other woods. Maybe mahogany to match the bindings. Maybe the same wood as your B&S. Maybe something else altogether that just looks good with everything else.

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Todd Rose
Ithaca, NY

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I'll probably go with BWB to get the contrast.It's only going on the top.The rosette is Black and white, so it should match that. the sides & back are ash which is as light as the top.I don't like black binding on blonde guitars for some reason , looks to plastic to me ,so i went with mahogany to get away from the black plastic look.

Mark if you did not cut the purfling channel yet consider Mahog-O-Lam from Uncle Bob at RC Tonewoods.

It bends very easy in the fox bender and looks fantastic on a mahogany guitar and would look great with mahogany binding.

This pic is before the guitar was finished so it looks even better under finish.

If your neck is mahogany, the matching neck and binding will look great, and the black and maple purfs will also look great with the spruce and ash.

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Todd Rose
Ithaca, NY

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Hesh,That does look nice on that guitar. Todd,The neck i made for this one matches the body,it's laminated ash.I do have another neck made out of laminated mahogany for the next guitar that i thought about useing as well.When i get the binding on i'll look at both and decide which i like best.I usually don't like the guitars with necks that are a different color then the body though.But that's just me.