November was a bad month for WAS.
Or maybe, a good, therapeutic month.
It started innocently enough, with the new LMI catalog, and new varieties of walnut. Since I never met a walnut I didn't like, I threw a set of Peruvian in with the next order.
A little flame, a little general walnutiness. Looks good, goes on the stack. With the WAS weakness stoked, I was easy prey for the next Allied weekly baited hook. Two sets of cocobola quickly appeared at my door.
These tap like glass - I was pretty happy with them. Now in a state of partial defenselessness, the NEXT Allied come-hither worked again, and two sets of Panama Rosewood now sit in the stack.
All caution has now been thrown to the wind, although I'm still able to suppress the call of the BRW. Can I make it back to normalcy without falling again? NO! Turning to the Zootman's page (what was I thinking?), I see Flamewood. I'm thinking the Flamewood is very pretty. I have a hunch about this Flamewood. One credit card transaction and 2 days later, I have in my hands:
Can I get a little gushy-sounding at this point? This is the prettiest wood I have ever handled. The play of colors from red to light oranges just dances when you see this up close. It has a wonderful, full, bell-like tap tone. I don't want to put this in the stack, I want to start new guitars today. (Down boy.)
I encourage my fellow OLF members to make their way to Bob's zoot cave and buy up the remainder of this. Am I saying this in a sense of selfless sharing? NO! I'm saying it so that there is no chance of me breaking down, going back there tomorrow, and spending the Christmas money
. If you guys or gals don't do it, I'll be a goner tomorrow.
Did I say I liked the Flamewood?
While I'm bragging on Bob, here is my own contribution to the extended zoot stash of Black Limba.
Thanks to Bob, the folks at LMI and Allied and all our other wonderful sponsors, and a Happy Thanksgiving to all the OLF brethren.
And buy the Flamewood!!
Jim
