IN need of a set of MACASSAR

LanceK · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:18 am

Hi Folks,

I bought this set of Macassar a few years back from Allied. I am now in desperate need of another just like it or as close as possible. I know Todd had a few of these up. I wish I had grabbed them all!

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Please email me with any details...

Thanks so much!
LanceK

WaddyThomson · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:30 am

Lance, check with Eben Atwater over at LuthierCom. He had some nice sets posted for sale. I do not know what he has that he did not post. Some of it was pretty nice looking stuff.

Zach Ehley · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:27 pm

Check with OWW. I got the following set from them over a year ago. I too wish I had grabbed a few. I havent seen anything like it since. This ones not for sale. You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.

Rod True · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:29 pm

Hopefully you can make a guitar before then Zach

Zach Ehley · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:39 pm

I'm young (for this crowd) and hopefully have a long time and many guitars to build before that. This one along with a few other ridiculous sets are going to wait until I'm worthy of them. It still makes me tingly when I look at it in real life. I have many other lesser sets waiting in the queue first. That’s the beauty and downfall of WAS. Big zoot pile. It’s an investment...no really, and investment...really... [uncle]

Randolph · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:11 pm

I got a nice set from Vikwood a while back. He said he had the largest stash of Madagascar in the country. I don't know if he has a special stash of anything as nice as what you have there but it's worth a try.

Randolph · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:52 pm

You're absolutely right! I must have been reading through too fast. Thanks for the correction.

Bobc · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:59 pm

Filippo Morelli wrote:

Vikwood has Madagascar ebony, not Maccassar ebony. Very different.

Having said that, Vikwood had killer prices on fretboards, and they were quite black.

Filippo

" Killer prices" Hmmmmm I must be missing something.

Bobc · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:43 pm

OK I thought you meant now. That was a good deal. :oops:

Ken Franklin · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:26 am

Lance, have you checked with Todd? On his site he says he has sets in the kiln for the next Weekly Specials page.

joel Thompson · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:55 pm

i dont know if you have found anything yet but this looks simalar on allied

http://www.alliedlutherie.com/images/We ... s88104.jpg

Joel

Vincent Simokovich · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:50 pm

Check out the stuff Eben has available. Randy is sending it to him from PRC. Nice stuff.

http://www.luthiercom.org/phpBB3/viewto ... f=83&t=449

Vince

joel Thompson · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:10 pm

yeah no wherte as nice allied seem to put there seconds on there sight seen page.

but as i am sure you all know god macassar wide enough for acoustic backs is very very rare these days i know cant get any at all for stock let alonestock like the one one lance posted.

oh well lance good luck i hope you find what you need,

joel.

LanceK · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:32 pm

Thanks folks!
Turns out that its not macassar but rather Mun Ebony. I think I have a good chance of scoring as set...

Ken Franklin · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:03 pm

I thought that was too figured for the sets of Macassar I've seen. Mun makes more sense.

Zach Ehley · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:32 pm

Lance Kragenbrink wrote:

Thanks folks!
Turns out that its not macassar but rather Mun Ebony. I think I have a good chance of scoring as set...

Try Acoustic Woods Ltd. Their site has been down for a long time, but they had a whole lot of this stuff a while back. I got the following set a few years ago. This was the best of what they were calling 4A. I also got a 3A that looks a lot different. They had a bunch of 5A that was real expensive, but even better than this. This stuff is really heavy.

jeffreyyong · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:52 am

Zach Ehley wrote:

Check with OWW. I got the following set from them over a year ago. I too wish I had grabbed a few. I havent seen anything like it since. This ones not for sale. You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.

I think these are Malaysian Blackwood.
Jeff

Zach Ehley · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:41 am

I've always questioned that as well. That set sure looks more like like Malaysian Blackwood than Mac Eb. I can see getting a few logs mixed up. Even if it is Blackwood, its still a killer set.

The Mun Ebony sets I'm confidant about. Everything I've see on Mun looks just like what I have.

Arbredelaforet · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:32 pm

Yes your set look like malaysian blackwood or mun ebony, not macassar.

Very beautiful !

LanceK · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:53 pm

Arbredelaforet wrote:

Yes your set look like malaysian blackwood or mun ebony, not macassar.

Very beautiful !

Yes its Mun Ebony, you are correct...

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