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Ya'll remember that 4 piece cocobolo back and side set I wrangled out of Brock? Well I decided to make an 0 sized guitar from it. Here is the back, all joined and profiled. You can tell is a 4 piece by the book matching, but the wood is so darn pretty that I think its justified. It will be getting an Italian spruce top, soon as I get it back from DW Hes sliceing it for me.
I'm thinking Ebony bindings, Brock suggested BRW, which I think would be sweet. I dont want to get to fancy with the appointments because the wood is so figured. Just clean and classy.




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Its a beaut! Seems like a solid color binding would show off the cocobolo really well and not make it too busy.
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[QUOTE=LanceK]It will be getting an Italian spruce top, soon as I get it back from DW He's slicing it for me.[/QUOTE]

Wrong...not slicing it. Sliced it.

I'll be mailing it out to you inside your new vac press in the next couple of days.

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I have to agree...I'd like to see solid linings on there too. Maybe ebony, or even white.

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Is that really cocobolo? It looks like Madagascar rose wood, or maybe
ziricote. I've never seen cocobolo with ink lines like that! Where did you get
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He got it from ME!!!

It is coco... 100% sure.


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Where did you get that Brock then?

Very nice wood indeed!
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Hesh I'm cutting up some ziricote sets right now. Same figure different color. That is probably the nicest cocobolo set that I've seen.

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You got that right Al, hard to believe it's cocobolo!
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Spectacular wood!

Ebony bindings are elegant; my only complaint about them is that they can easily look like the black plastic you would find on a factory guitar. EIR or BR would look really nice as well.

One more idea --- koa is a great color. If you don't want figure, there's plenty of unfigured koa out there. We tend to use curly koa so much that it's easy to forget.
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I think the macassar bindings would look really really nice. Traugott does
that kind of thing a lot.
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What does the color do when it's wet? Does it get brown or does the
orange come out more?
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Here is the back wiped with Napatha.


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With out flash. There IS a lot of orange in it, but with out a flash and in real light the browns are there too.


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That is one cool set of cocobolo!!!! I am a huge fan of it. I am on my 5th
guitar with it and that set of yours is stunning. I love solid ebony bindings
with my cocobolo, you might consider it!!!!!

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Gorgeous Coco, Lance. Thats going to make a beauty-full geetar no doubt!!

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Wowie Kazowie, boys and girls, that's nice!!!

Wenge bindings Lance. Perfect for that.



Welcome back Andy!!!


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Holey Coco WOW!

It makes me think of stained glass for some reason.

That is some stunning and unique figure!
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[quote]Here is the back wiped with Napatha.[/quote]

Wow! That made a difference! I think the bookmatching even adds to the grain!

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BRW... BRW... BRW... BRW.... BRW.... BRW....


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