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Looking at threads like this costs me a lot of money! Thank you.   

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Hesh gorgeous Shedua (Ovankol) from the Don. Same family as   Bubinga. Very excellant tonewood. I have a bunch of boards in my storage garage. Maybe I should send them to Don to cut. He seems to be fairing better than me. Bobc38994.7315046296

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You know what Hesh....that stuff doesn't work very well at all, it dulls blades, is difficult to bend and doesn't sound very good either. To boot, it kind of smells bad. You better send that up across the boarder to me and I'll just get rid of it for ya.

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Don't listen to Bob, what does he know about tonewoods (severely high level of sarcasm here )

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"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

[QUOTE=Rod True] You know what Hesh....that stuff doesn't work very well at all, it dulls blades, is difficult to bend and doesn't sound very good either. To boot, it kind of smells bad. You better send that up across the boarder to me and I'll just get rid of it for ya. [/QUOTE]

Yeh Hesh Send that junk to Rod.

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The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Gorgeousness!!

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Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Ummmm....how'd I miss this thread for so long????
I must be slippin'!

Hey Hesh & Bob, thanks for the kudos!Don Williams38994.8117476852

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It's an African wood...

Taylor guitars has been using Ovangkol for awhile now. It's a nice tonewood. Especially when it looks like those sets!Don Williams38994.8123842593

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Yes, a good friend of mine has a Taylor 310 made out of Ovangkol (nothing resembling that gorgeous figure, though...). It makes for a very good sounding guitar.

Great score Hesh, ...again...

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My jealousy level is at it's highest point, i should have known better than to look at this thread, there was a warning of incoming pics of zoot! I'll never check that again when warned!

Great score indeed Hesh! sigh!

Hesh, you do have a severe case of WAS!!!!

BTW....VERY nice!

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[QUOTE=Hesh1956] [QUOTE=peterm] Hesh, you do have a severe case of WAS!!!!

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My name is Hesh and I am a WASaholic......... [/QUOTE]

Hesh are you trying to reform??? Does this mean you are going to give up zoot? I'm not one to support another's addiction, but this has me concerned.

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Hesh, I thought you were well enough to get back in the shop -- whats with the "WAS" trigger finger     

Very nice set Hesh! Do you have a particular style in mind for this set?Anthony Z38995.1581481481

That is simply shake-yo-head-beautiful.

Steve

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Some Japanese makers have been using ovangkol for awhile. I once owned a Yairi OOO that was, I believe, made with ovangkol, and I liked it. Even the plainer stuff (which mine was) is nice looking.

Oh, and I forgot to add--it sounded a lot like mahogany with just a touch of rosewood darkness.CarltonM38995

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My name is Hesh and I am a WASaholic......... [/QUOTE]

See Hesh you shouldn't have moved to a bigger shop, because one of the laws of physics states that "WAS expands naturally to fill the space available for it". You're doomed!

Colin

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Colin, i agree, the bigger your shop is, the most likely you're gonna turn into a tonewood seller!

Hesh, we're all doomed!

Yes, I've actually played a couple of one-off guitars made from Ovangkol, and they were outstanding. Like somebody said earlier, Taylor's been using the stuff for years and it makes a great sounding instrument.

I think you're honestly going to be stunned by how this turns out. You may have found a new favorite wood.

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Mmmmmmm nice. WRC or Redwood are nice with anything IMHO.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."