Here are some pics. on the Back I wiped half with naptha. The black steaking is part of the figure. This set happens to have some curl in it.
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:49 am ] |
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Have any of you used Goncalo Alves for luthiery? I am looking at buying a very nice piece of almost perfectly quartersawn to make a guitar out of and wanted to see if any of you thought this may or may not be a good idea. Thanks in advance. -j. |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:21 am ] |
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j. go for it. Beautiful wood and great tonewood. |
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:28 am ] |
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I have a tele neck that is Walnut and has a Alves Fretboard. It's Beautiful! |
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| Author: | A Peebels [ Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:20 am ] |
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I've used it for fretboards. I think it would make a really nice guitar. Al |
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| Author: | matt jacobs [ Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:16 pm ] |
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I just started building a classical out of goncalo. So far I've only joined & thicknessed the back, and bent the sides. No problems with the either operation. Matt |
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| Author: | MSpencer [ Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:33 pm ] |
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Anyone have any pics of this wood? Mike White Oak, Texas |
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| Author: | Dennis Leahy [ Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:20 am ] |
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Grant Goltz made a beautiful Goncalo Alves guitar. Maybe he'll post a pic... Grant? Dennis |
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| Author: | matt jacobs [ Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:03 am ] |
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Here are some pics. on the Back I wiped half with naptha. The black steaking is part of the figure. This set happens to have some curl in it.
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:32 am ] |
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I built a 12-string from it. I like working with it a lot; have used for turnings previously. I would say it is about as hard as hard maple and a little denser, and takes a better polish. Similar to hard maple in its tonal properties, which I would describe as neutral. If I were doing it over, I would use a clear filler.  |
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| Author: | John K [ Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:25 am ] |
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I've got a plank of G.A., soon to be sliced up into sets. Here is a pic with alcohol splashed on it. This plank is about 8 inches wide. 
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| Author: | Grant Goltz [ Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:35 pm ] |
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Here is the guitar Dennis mentioned. 
And a couple of back sets. 
This wood is extremely variable with no two pieces looking the same. Unless they are from the same log, then they can be remarkably consistant. The best wood comes from Central America. There is a Brazilian variety, but it has less color and is less dense. Grant |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:28 pm ] |
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Still makes a nice flamey set Grant, really nice guitar! 
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