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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Does anyone have an orphaned side of tiger myrtle, or other scrap at least .080" x 3/4" x 20", with good tiger figure? I've decided to put a tiger myrtle center strip in the back of a guitar I'm making, but I don't have a suitable piece. Thanks in advance! |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Todd, Are you looking for Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle, or plain old USA myrtle? PM sent. Cheers, Dave F. |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Thanks, Dave. Sorry if I wasn't clear - yes, it's the Tasmanian tiger myrtle I need. I might check with Tim, but I'm hoping somebody a bit more local might have a piece to spare. |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Did you try Bob at RC Tonewoods or Stephen at Colonial Tonewoods? It might be hard to find an orphan side since the stuff bends so easily. I looked in my shop, but I came up empty. |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Thanks for looking, Ken. Bob said he doesn't have anything (though he does have some tiger myrtle B&S sets on his web site), and I haven't heard back from Steve yet. |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
BTW, I'm thinking I'd like to make the back center strip about 1/2" wide, and the guitar is a less than 19" long, so the actual dimensions I need are just over 1/2" wide x 19" long. The back is already joined, so I'll be inlaying the strip - .080" thickness would be more than enough (I'll probably thin it down to about .060" before inlaying it). |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Todd, the tiger myrtle figure is usually quite bold and it might be difficult to find something 1/2 inch wide that would show off the figure. Anyway, good luck in your search. |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Perhaps you could rip a half inch off a good side Todd? If the side was wide enough, it could probably still be used as a side. Just a thought... Cheers, Dave F. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
I have some Todd ! I think I have your card with your address ! I will mail it this week ! This came from Oregonwildwoods ! The piece has some flame,black sideways dots -or what ever they're called ! How's the girls ?? mc |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help, please - I need a long piece of tiger myrtle |
Thank you, Mike! That's very kind of you. I hope it's not too much trouble. Also, I just want to be sure you understand I'm looking for Tasmanian tiger myrtle, not domestic myrtle. As a matter of fact, I'll post a photo of a piece I have. I'm looking for a piece that would more or less match this stuff - ideally, similar to the area I've circled with chalk. That orangey background color would contrast nicely with the back wood on this guitar. I'll also post the rosette photo I posted here before. If you have a piece that you think might work for me, I would gratefully take you up on it. If not, no sweat, and thanks anyway! As for the girls, thanks for asking. They're doing very well, though my nine-year-old is sick right now, and that's always a workout for all of us. It's just amazing how fast they grow and change. Actually, they amaze me daily in so many ways! |
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