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Who knows where to get a well-figured, quartersawn set?

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

Sponsor Oregon Wild Wood? I can't tell how well QS the presently pictured sets are though.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Tiger myrtle, or Tasmanian myrtle, totally unrelated to the much lighter and softer Oregon myrtle. Try here:
http://www.australiantonewoods.com/atw/tiger_myrtle.htm
Colonial Tonewood had sets listed some time back.

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Laurent Brondel
West Paris, Maine - USA
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None currently shown at Colonial, and as Laurent said, it's not Oregon myrtle.

Thanks! But not there yet.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

As Laurent said www.australiantonewoods.com
But dont rely on what shows on the site for availability, send Tim Spittle an email to see what the has.

Hi Howard,
Beautiful guitars, by the way!!! I picked up two really nice sets from Steve Roberson a few years ago -- without a doubt, two of the nicest representations of the species I have ever seen. If you have no luck anywhere else, then you are welcome to my last remaining set but I think I would want to get at least $375 for it. email me your minimum dimensions if you are interested.

http://fayguitars.com/guitars/sets_file ... -full.html

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Simon

It is worth calling Steve because not all he has is always listed, same deal with BobC, failing that call Tim Spittle of Australian Tonewoods.

Cheers

Kim

I'm sure Steve has some good stuff still. He seems to put up a few sets every few months, so I'm guessing he has a good stash. He should be around as it sounds like he's snowed in. My recent orders shipment is delayed due to the snow.

I just talked with Tim @ Australian tonewoods, he says right now its hard to find. The sets he has are VERY expensive but nice.
Good Luck,
Mike

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My bad - should have read the header more carefully (or at all )

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Tiger Myrtle trees have always been hard to find. They are rare because the unique figure is the result of a biological affliction. As a result of this affliction, the conversion rate of useful wood from the few logs that do turn up is 'very' low. Often the desirable mottling figure is restricted to only the first few metres at the butt end of the tree, and very often most of this wood will be pithy and rotted away leaving only a crust of firm wood to hold the tree upright.

In the past, a very cozy relationship had existed between the Tasmanian government (regardless of persuasion) and the isles logging industry. This relationship was based firmly upon making money and saving jobs i.e. 'You let us do what we want to the environment so we can make lots and lots of money, and we will employ people in an economy that is lacking industry and maybe save your arse at the next election'.

With growing awareness of the environment and a realization by the Tasmanian electorate that the old growth forest in themselves can create just as many jobs as does logging through eco-tourism, what has changed very recently in Tasmania are the political attitudes toward old growth logging 'and' the management at the helm of the Tasmanian logging industry, with both parties now indicating that the old growth forest of the Tarkine, the home of Tiger Myrtle tree, is off limits.

For us this means that tiger myrtle guitar sets are very quickly heading the way of their name sake the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) which ironically was given official protection status by the Tasmanian government on 10 July 1936 which was just 59 days before the last known specimen died in captivity

By the way Howard, well figured and quartersawn won't happen. If you saw the wood dead on the quarter, you end up with little black dots and poor contrast, the wood looks much more attractive when skew sawn to elongate the black dots and it remains very stable too, oh and no pores to fill

Cheers

Kim

Thanks for that information, Kim.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

Colonial didn't have any new Tiger Myrtle listed for some time...so I e-mailed a request to him. He listed 3 news sets about a week later. He might be sitting on some.

Howard PM me. I have a couple of sets.

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