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Paul Burner
 Post subject: Maple Neck
PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:24 pm 
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Have you ever put a maple neck on an acoustic guitar that wasn't maple b/s?

I'm actually considering it.

Trying to visualize it.

Oh how I long for the 70s (Just kidding)

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 Post subject: Re: Maple Neck
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I've seen several. They look great with any dark body wood, especially if you use maple binding.

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Grit Laskin has done it a number of times, i have seen one on EI rw

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Breedlove uses a Maple neck on their Northwest Classic model which has Myrtlewood B/S.

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I'm building a Waterfall Bubinga (Manzer Wedge) with Flame Maple binding.

The Bubinga has some nice lighter sapwood in the center.

I was thinking a Flame Maple neck with some Bubinga lams might look good.

Not sure though if the up/down pattern of the Bubinga vs the side to side flame of the Maple will be too busy.

Think I'll just hold the back set up to a friend's wonderful flame Maple Telecaster neck and see what I think.

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I like the mass of Maple Necks. I think all my guitars going forward will have them even if I have to burst them or stain them. I have one right now a Myrtle Breedlove A-13.
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Who has a good fiddle back/figures maple neckwood? Does anyone make Maple steel string neck blanks?
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blahblahwoofwoof wrote:
I like the mass of Maple Necks. I think all my guitars going forward will have them even if I have to burst them or stain them. I have one right now a Myrtle Breedlove A-13.


Jay I am really diggin the statue, the guitar is looks awesome as well. Thats some really nice myrtle.
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Yeah, Jason at Breedlove let's me into his personal stash. LOL

Glad you liked the statue I believe it is of Quan Yin, Goddess of compassion.
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