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| Author: | Jimson [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:07 am ] |
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I have some well quartered neck boards that are supposed to be Spanish Cedar. I got six from Rockler during a sale - I have 3 left. I used two of the 3/4-inch boards for a neck after burning up one for practice. They worked well and were very stiff. But - the rest are ROCK hard and each is a heavy as ebony! I remember reading that it can be a good thing to have a heavy neck on your handmade instrument - but, how much is too much? 
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:21 am ] |
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I've never seem any spanish cedar that was as heavy as ebony.... but, that being the case I'd think it was a bit to heavy. |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:26 am ] |
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Can you post a picture. I doubt that it's spanish cedar if it's that heavy. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:42 am ] |
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The smell will be a dead give-away with spanish cedar. Its unmistakeable. Do the scratch n' sniff test. There is variation with density within any species, but not usually that much. |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:24 pm ] |
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That ain't no Spanish cedar! I've got a fair bit sitting here and none of it comes near to mahogany for density never mind ebony. Strange. Colin |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:39 am ] |
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"too heavy" depends a bit on what you are building and who is going to play it. for playing comfort the body needs to be heavy enough to balance with the neck else the fretting arm has to also support a heavy weight. for this reason heavy woods, e.g. maple, are most commonly used only for solid body necks. of course many builders have used heavier woods in acoustics, but it is a relative rarity. the weight problem can also exist if you are building for someone of small stature or less strength. it might not be a problem if your player is also a nfl lineman. i feel that lack of balance is a greater negative than total weight, but others may feel differently. |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:43 am ] |
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Del Langejans predominately uses indian rosewood for the necks on his steel strings and classicals. There have been other classical makers-Overholtzer is one that comes to mind that have used Brazilian rosewood for necks. David Russel Young also used Brazilian rosewood for his steel string necks. |
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