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WudWerkr
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THAT's why you need 15"! No mitres :P Sorry, don't have plain in those lengths that not already slated for another purpose (which would be ruined if cut into).
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Thanks for looking Chris [:Y:] .... Hopefully someone has some I can find soon.. I ordered a turning blank from west penn ... hopefully it will be close .

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What kind of what is the headstock? Pink ivory will barely have any contrast to what I see there.

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Thats cocobolo , the back plate has been pore filled one coat the top plate has not.

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I'd suggest not binding it ...

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Interesting ... whys that

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Filippo Morelli wrote:
I believe the pink ivory will not contrast with the Cocobolo, or it will look sort of similar.

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I tend to agree with this. I think the headstock will look fine unbound.
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I also like is unbound. I'd you really can't see it without binding, I would consider ebony.

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I also like is unbound. I'd you really can't see it without binding, I would consider ebony.



either your phone is autocorrecting or you are a couple beers ahead of me laughing6-hehe

The rest of the guitar is bound in pink ivory , dont think the ebony would fit , but thanks for the thought [:Y:]

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For the record, I think it should have PI binding :) Cocobolo darkens a lot with oxidation, so it should be plenty visible. I may be able to help with the supply... I have 5 strips for use on my Black Rose guitar, which will either be one broken and 4 used, or hopefully all intact with one being a back strip, in which case I should have a 15" cutoff, plus some shorts that will be usable on your headstock's corners. Might be from the same Chris V. batch as yours... I'll fire up the hot pipe and see if I can get those body bindings bent without any snaps.
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Chris Ensor wrote:
I also like is unbound. I'd you really can't see it without binding, I would consider ebony.



either your phone is autocorrecting or you are a couple beers ahead of me


I will let you decide which it was...

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Chris Ensor wrote:
I also like is unbound. I'd you really can't see it without binding, I would consider ebony.



either your phone is autocorrecting or you are a couple beers ahead of me


I will let you decide which it was...



Well Dangit .... Hand me a beer so I can catch up !!! Eat Drink laughing6-hehe

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I have some Pink Ivory you can have. The board is 7 1/4 by 30 inches long. I'll be cutting some 00 back sets out of it, and I can part with the rest. It's also very curly! I'll also sell one of the sets if anybody is interested. PM me with min. dimensions and I will see what I can do for you. Great looking guitar by the way, I'm sure it will be appreciated. Thanks.
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I have some Pink Ivory you can have. The board is 7 1/4 by 30 inches long. I'll be cutting some 00 back sets out of it, and I can part with the rest. It's also very curly! I'll also sell one of the sets if anybody is interested. PM me with min. dimensions and I will see what I can do for you. Great looking guitar by the way, I'm sure it will be appreciated. Thanks.


Thanks bud , But I got some .. I do appreciate your willingness to share . [:Y:]

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WudWerkr wrote:
Thanks bud , But I got some .. I do appreciate your willingness to share . [:Y:]


I think the rest of us would appreciate it if you could mark your thread as "I got it" after you acquired the pink ivory you were looking for. beehive

laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe Just felt like busting your chops Wud!

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WudWerkr wrote:
Thanks bud , But I got some .. I do appreciate your willingness to share . [:Y:]


I think the rest of us would appreciate it if you could mark your thread as "I got it" after you acquired the pink ivory you were looking for. beehive

laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe Just felt like busting your chops Wud!



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Looks like another thread is about to go way off topic.

I'm surprised it took Wud so long to find pink ivory considering all the pink elephants he sees.

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The Cocobolo Build finished , Being played by Josh Cronin of Six to Midnight

http://youtu.be/XAHWdV6xZ2E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJQmLWa8nRQ

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Looks and sounds great, Wud! Well done!

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Really nice guitar Big Jim!!!! We just played both videos as we are endless toiling to fix other people's instruments... :) and loved the tone and playing as well.

I also really like the treatment that you did to the fret board extension.

Very well done my friend!!!!
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That sounds and looks real fine Mr Big!

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Appreciate the pix in this thread. I always find neat alternatives to doing things in threads like this so thanx for posting those. Be sure to post your D's reaction to the guitar!
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Thanks Everyone , I am proud of how this one turned out .

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Nice Jim! I would have rather heard you playing it but still nice. :lol: Sounds great!
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Nice Jim! I would have rather heard you playing it but still nice. :lol: Sounds great!


Ummmmmmmmmmm no you wouldn't lololol Me plaing sounds like a couple cats fighting. gaah laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe

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