Andy, I can absolutely, 100% guarantee that this plywood guitar I once played sounded nothing like brazilian!
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:16 am ] |
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Today I saw something on a post that I have seen many times. In the thread about Granadillo, a post stated it has "very similar characteristics to Brazilian rosewood" It is kind of funny but everytime someone tries to describe a tonewood they say it "sounds a bit like brazillian" Is there a wood that doesn't sound a bit like brazillian HEEE HEEE |
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| Author: | JBreault [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:28 am ] |
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Andy, I can absolutely, 100% guarantee that this plywood guitar I once played sounded nothing like brazilian!
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:33 am ] |
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I have some mahogany, and Taz Blackwood, and Koa, and bunches of other stuff that sound nothing like Brazilian. And I have some wood that sounds exactly like brazilian... 
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| Author: | Lars Rasmussen [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:33 am ] |
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Its funny isnt it, people still pay $2500 for a braz set when it sounds just like everything else??? 
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:39 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Lars Rasmussen] Its funny isnt it, people still pay $2500 for a braz set when it sounds just like everything else??? [/QUOTE]
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| Author: | Bobc [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:52 am ] |
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Well actually if it doesn't sound like Brazilian it sounds like mahogany.
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:54 am ] |
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Mahogany - The "Real" Tonewood. |
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| Author: | gibson355 [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:07 am ] |
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BRW must be the "chicken" of woods... (Tastes like chicken.) I wonder what Brazilian chickens taste like... |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:31 am ] |
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I think some woods sound like Brazilian. Most notably to me are cocobolo, some sets of madrose, and grenadillo. I think there are several woods with that hard glassy "ping" when you tap it. Ervin Somogyi told us the he thinks the same of Wenge. Clearly there are substitutes for BRW if you want them. |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:41 am ] |
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TASTES LIKE CHICKEN! 
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| Author: | LanceK [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:43 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Don Williams] I have some mahogany, and Taz Blackwood, and Koa, and bunches of other stuff that sound nothing like Brazilian. And I have some wood that sounds exactly like brazilian... [/QUOTE]
ICK! YUCK! BLAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:00 am ] |
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There is a growing camp of builders that believe that Honduran RW sounds better than Brazilian RW. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:09 am ] |
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Personally I like maple! It has the ability to do everything! Also some Imbuia I got from Don at NewEngland tone woods! Just the right weight and stiffness!!!!
"maple is for guitars,rosewood for paneling" Jimmy D'Aquisto Mike Collins |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:15 am ] |
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Maple - Tastes great, and its less (pore) filling. Doesnt make your snot black either ...
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| Author: | Colin S [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:23 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Don Williams] Mahogany - The "Real" Tonewood.[/QUOTE]  
As I've said here (many times!) If it was $2000 a set everyone would want it. Colin |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:26 am ] |
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My first was made of oak ply and i tasted like oak ply too! |
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| Author: | John How [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:46 am ] |
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That's some nice looking madagascar rosewood ya got there Don!!!! [QUOTE=LanceK] [QUOTE=Don Williams] I have some mahogany, and Taz Blackwood, and Koa, and bunches of other stuff that sound nothing like Brazilian. And I have some wood that sounds exactly like brazilian... [/QUOTE]
ICK! YUCK! BLAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE] |
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:57 am ] |
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Colin You will be happy. I have a matching set to this!! Beautiful Cuban Mahogany!!!!! From Brad Goodman I think I will use it for my L-OO. Not sure what top yet. Maybe Lutz 
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| Author: | Kim [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:02 am ] |
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[QUOTE=gibson355] BRW must be the "chicken" of woods... (Tastes like chicken.) I wonder what Brazilian chickens taste like...[/QUOTE] My wife once made a guitar shaped pie from a Brazilian chicken, nothing to crow about though, the attack was poor, the neck was too thin and the finish was very scratchy. Cheers Kim |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:03 am ] |
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[QUOTE=azimmer1] Colin You will be happy. I have a matching set to this!! Beautiful Cuban Mahogany!!!!! From Brad Goodman I think I will use it for my L-OO. Not sure what top yet. Maybe Lutz [/QUOTE]
Yes lovely stuff, I've got some of Brad's Cuban sitting on the shelf (with lots of it's friends!) Try some with Redwood. Colin |
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:06 am ] |
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posted twice wooops |
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| Author: | Bob Long [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:25 am ] |
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This may be something for a that needs it's own topic... but if we're talkin' flavor... on a scale of 1 to 100--- "Smell Factor" Honduran Rosewood - 100 Brazilian Ebony (partrige wood) - 0 long |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:26 am ] |
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[QUOTE=John How] That's some nice looking madagascar rosewood ya got there Don!!!![/QUOTE] Why thank ya...smells great too, just like Brazilian! Ain't that a funny coincidence?!!!
Those two sets are eventually going to become a OO and a OOO for my personal use. There's one more which will become an OM, also for me to keep. Since I'm retired from building professionally <cough>, now I can focus on doing stuff for me that I've always dreamed about.
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:29 am ] |
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Hey Bob Long, I don't think I've ever said "Hi, and welcome to the OLF..." We should start a thread about which woods we like the smell of the most. Heck, I'm gonna do that! |
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