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| Author: | rich altieri [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Awesome Zoot |
Check out this ebay post. Awesome http://cgi.ebay.com/Jacaranda-Rosewood-Back-Sides-dalbergia-species_W0QQitemZ110409614762QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item19b4ed05aa&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A50 |
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| Author: | peterm [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
Looks very unstable. Probably not Jacaranda the way we think of it. It wouldn't surprise me if it was indian rosewood. Personally I wouldn't consider building with it. |
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| Author: | bob_connor [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
I think you'll find it's slab sawn plantation Indian Rosewood. (as Peter stated) Caveat emptor. |
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| Author: | David Newton [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
That stuff will make babies cry. Scary. It is amazing figure and color. Someone is going to build with it, might as well be you! |
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| Author: | Tom West [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
Cracks looking for a place to happen........! |
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| Author: | Sondre [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
I bought one of those "jacaranda" sets on ebay a couple of months ago. It was advertised as "a kind of Brazilian Rosewood". The set I bought was mostly quartersawn (plain grain) and had some interesting sapwood, but it was wet and started to warp almost immediately after I got it. I am almost dead certain that it is EIRW. I clamped it flat and dried it, and now I think it's gonna make a great guitar. I paid $150 for it and was refunded $50 because it was advertised as Dalbergia Nigra. In case you decide to buy it: That seller doubled the prices on all his back/side sets recently, so you should be able to beat down the price a little.... |
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| Author: | terence [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
Definitely not D.nigra. It's probably D.brownii or D.sissoo, I've seen the plantations when I went to Java to visit, and I'm no botanist but Brazilian does not smell, taste or look like this stuff.... |
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| Author: | rich altieri [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
I just fell in love with the figure - have enough wood to last me well into the years and with the zootman being close enough to visit from time to time I wasnt intending to make a buy - but so glad you guys pointed out these issues because I must admit I was tempted and have been known to react on impulse before. 
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| Author: | Lillian F-W [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
What about laminating the back? You could have the figure and lessen the chances of it cracking. |
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| Author: | John Lewis [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
I'm seeing a bit of crotch figure in the backs - that might warp or crack even when dry and seasoned. It is pretty stuff though. 
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
I'm in agreement with Peter and I wouldn't use it either. |
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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
Some of the stuff that seller has had looks amazing. I almost bought some back before they doubled their prices but think from what you guys are saying am glad I didnt. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
I dunno guys, I kinda like it. My thoughts were like Lillian's: it would probably be usable when laminated. Just glad I'm broke, or I'd pull the trigger for sure.... Steve |
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Awesome Zoot |
I bought one set of wood from this supplier last year (when they were $150 instead of $300) because of the interesting figure (although much plainer than this.) The wood I bought was not D. Nigra, at least if smell is a determining factor. I can't say what it is. The seller maintains that it is indeed D. Nigra, and I don't have the botany chops to say for certain otherwise. The smell is not there. I don't think I got a bad looking set of wood for the price, though. Jim |
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