I've never seen any thing like this before, not anything even close to looking like this. They are not sure what it is themselves but I'd love to know. It's a 40's Busato as seen here: http://shoppingcart.djangobooks.com/Ite ... d-modele-4.
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | What is this wood? |
I've never seen any thing like this before, not anything even close to looking like this. They are not sure what it is themselves but I'd love to know. It's a 40's Busato as seen here: http://shoppingcart.djangobooks.com/Ite ... d-modele-4.
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is this wood? |
I agree, have never seen anything like it. Almost looks contrived. What really gets me is when you compare the back and sides one looks flat sawn and one quartered. |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is this wood? |
http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=40764 |
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| Author: | John Sonksen [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is this wood? |
it looks like a "manufactured" wood to me. Basically they lay up veneers of alternating colors in differing dimensions or shapes and then slice it at different angles to highlight a made up grain. |
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| Author: | weslewis [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is this wood? |
Ancient Aztec cocohogany 
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:53 pm ] |
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DennisK wrote: Thanks! yeah it looks like a decorated cake or something 
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 5:17 pm ] |
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| yes it does - quite intriguing!
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| Author: | SteveG [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is this wood? |
Here are a couple of pictures of the grain pattern in curly douglas fir. These ones are sealed before staining, I'd guess. Putting a dark stain on douglas fir will really darken the earlywood, making it a lot more like the Busato.   these pictures come from: http://www.oregonwildwood.com/custom-so ... woods.html Look how similar the grain pattern is, especially the first photo. I think I'll post this same post to the other thread on this guitar, too. |
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