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Author:  KHageman [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Afromosia
Has anyone used Afromosia for backs and sides. I have looked in the archives and into recent posts and found very little information on this wood. This leads me to belive it probably isn't a good tonewood. I have a couple boards of quartered high figured Afromosia and thought it might make a "good looking" guitar. But "good looks" aren't near as important to me as "good sound" since I have a limited amount of time to work on making guitars.

Thanks in advance for any information.

Ken Hageman
Author:  wm17959 [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Afromosia
Hi Ken,

I don't make acoustic guitars but I have worked with afromosia. If this is nicely figurd material can you use it on an electric guitar where tone is not as big of an issue? Just wondering.
Author:  Colin North [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Afromosia
Not seen much for B&S but Kramer guitars used sometimes for electric bodies back in the late 70's, so may be worth a try.
As with most tropicals, pays to take care when working it, I googled it and found - "Afromosia: irritant/eye & skin, respiratory/great/dust/rare"
Sorry couldn't be much help, maybe someone else has used it.
How's the tap tone?
Author:  wbergman [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Afromosia
You should be careful wth all woods, not just tropicals. There is a specific lung disease for mill workers who strip maple bark; another disease for inhalation of redwood dust; and there would probably be a disease for every species of wood if someone bothered to study them.

Owl Lumber in the Chicago suburbs used to have a printed warning sign on every bin of wood, but I think they took those down.
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