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Col0320

Post subject: Wood Types and Colours

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:39 pm

Walnut

Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:05 am
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First name: Colin
Last Name: Parker
City: Parksville
State: British Columbia
Zip/Postal Code: V9P 2Y1
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Does anyone know what the woods are in this beautiful Ukuklele? The ligght Colour top (tonewood) is spruce but I would love to know what the other two are. I think the Rosette is Koa but I have no idea what the pick guard wood is.

Thanks

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Alain Moisan

Post subject: Re: Wood Types and Colours

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:44 pm

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Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:47 am
Posts: 1244
Location: Montreal, Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

The pickguards look a lot like flamed Koa to me while the rosette looks more like mahogany.

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Former full time builder of Acoustics, Classicals and Flamencos.
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TonyKarol

Post subject: Re: Wood Types and Colours

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:43 pm

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Location: Canada

I second Alain's choices ...

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Ti-Roux

Post subject: Re: Wood Types and Colours

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:00 pm

Koa

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First name: Francis
Last Name: Richer
City: Montréal
State: Québec
Zip/Postal Code: H4G 2Z2
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Same here.

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Rollo

Post subject: Re: Wood Types and Colours

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:42 pm

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Location: Kailua, Oahu,Hawaii
First name: R.W. "Rollo"
Last Name: Scheurenbrand

I believe that that both pickguards and rosette are koa. The rosette being a red koa which is pretty common, especially from the Big Island of Hawaii.

Aloha,
Rollo

www.koaguitars.com

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Col0320

Post subject: Re: Wood Types and Colours

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:38 pm

Walnut

Thanks to you all. This is my first post and the response was immediate and extremely helpful. Thank You.

[:Y:]

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Brock Poling

Post subject: Re: Wood Types and Colours

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:32 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

The pick guard might also be mango. It is similar in color to that.

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