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fric

Post subject: okume

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:05 am

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hi,
is OKUME mahagony ok for neck?

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Ti-Roux

Post subject: Re: okume

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:43 pm

Koa

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First name: Francis
Last Name: Richer
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Mahogany is good for necks. But Okoumé is not mahogany... its okoumé.

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Markus Schmid

Post subject: Re: okume

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:07 am

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Some refer to Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana) as "Gaboon" or as "Gaboon Mahogony" , not the same as "African Mahogany" (Khaya ivorensis). Popular wood names sometimes are a big mess...

There is a nice website (thewoodexplorer.com) which allows to compare physical (and other) properties of woods:
- Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana)
- "real" Mahogony (Swietenia macrophylla)

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fric

Post subject: Re: okume

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:34 am

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still can’t conclude is it usable or anybody use it for neck! idunno

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Alexandru Marian

Post subject: Re: okume

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:10 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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I just read a bit on it and it's not a wood I would try to build with.

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Markus Schmid

Post subject: Re: okume

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:19 am

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I also read a bit on it. Bending strength is a bit less than Mahagony but it's more than Honduras Cedar (Cedrela odorata). Stability is good. It's light. It isn't ugly. Did I miss something?

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Alexandru Marian

Post subject: Re: okume

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:52 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Well I guess the better pieces could work as replacement for cedar. What i read said the texture is coarse, that it has lots of silica and the density was given as only .43 - very light but I agree cedar is often as light too.

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jeffreyyong

Post subject: Re: okume

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:35 pm

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I've built a complete guitar with Okuome wood.

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