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   These are a few pics of a 000 13 fret I just finished. Back and sides are curly Black Limba, the top is Port Orford Cedar. The fretboard and bridge are Pao Ferro, the bindings are flamed maple. Sorry about the picture quality, my digital camera is an antique.

Like I said in your other thread, Zowie! That's a sweet looking guitar.   

I understand about the pics. Yours look a lot better than mine though. Dave Rector38845.5814467593

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Dave Rector
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WOW! Nice!

Pictures and setting/background look great considering they were taken with an antique camera.

Very handsome. Never seen Black Limba that nice.

Steve

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Thanks, I don't know how I ended up with two posts on this guitar. I did preview my post a couple of times to see if the pics were uploading but I'm pretty sure I only posted once. I did have shoulder surgery this week so I am typing everything left handed, maybe thats the explination. If Lance would like to delete one that's fine with me.

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Sweet!

Any reason not to use Black Limba as the neck wood as well? It's strong enough....I've got a few boards of perfectly quartered white limba that have their own kind of 'blonde' charm. I'm dithering as to wether to keep them for electrics, or cut acoustic sets, or just go buy more...

Mattia - I think it would make a good neck, It's light and stable. The neck on this one is Iroko. I thought about using the Limba but there is such a drastic difference between the quartersawn and flatsawn faces in the black limba I wasn't sure how it look when I started shaping the neck.

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paul harrell38845.6758680556

Very Nice
I really like your bridge design

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Andy Z.
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Excellent Work Paul!

I really like it Paul-The shape,the Top,the Limba,the bridge, Its all good,Very nice work. Could we see the headstock ?   
Just saw about your camera Paul,never mind about the headstock if its a pain DaveAndy38845.7303703704

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Really nice!

Mike
White Oak, Texas

Yeah, Nice!

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Paul, I saw the other thread and I have a set of African Ovangkol (sp) that I just thicknessed in preparation of bending. It looks real similar, any of you wood guys know if they are related or close in appearance. What I have is yellow and brown striped.

I hope it turns out somewhere as nice as this did, I have never worked with it, a player/customer picked it out and I bought it.

Thanks

Mike
White Oak, Texas

Paul, that is a great looking guitar! Well done!
Anyway.....how easy is the Black Limba to work with?

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[QUOTE=MSpencer] Paul, I saw the other thread and I have a set of African Ovangkol (sp) that I just thicknessed in preparation of bending. It looks real similar, any of you wood guys know if they are related or close in appearance. What I have is yellow and brown striped.

I hope it turns out somewhere as nice as this did, I have never worked with it, a player/customer picked it out and I bought it.

Thanks

Mike
White Oak, Texas[/QUOTE]

Very little similarities in these two woods. Black Limba (and white limba) are Terminalia superba from family Combretaceae while Ovankol is Guibourtia ehie family Leguminosae. Limba specfic gravity is .55 (mahogany range) while Ovangkol specific gravity is .80. Most Ovankol in the USA is actually Shedua. Ovankol (Shedua) does not bend well so let us know how it does please.

Larry, thanks, do you have any tricks or info on successful bending of the Ovankol? Thickness, wetness or temp? Anybody?

I have not seen Limba for sale anywhere, does anyone have any in stock?

Larry, I missed your last sale but do keep up with your site, look forward to getting some woods from you soon.

Thanks for the help

Mike
White Oak, Texas

What did you think about the POC top. What is that wood like? stiff, flexable, light, etc. etc.?

BTW, very nice guitar.

JohnJohn K38846.2961805556

I am also interested about the POC top? Never used it before

Mike
White Oak, Texas

[QUOTE=MSpencer] Larry, thanks, do you have any tricks or info on successful bending of the Ovankol? Thickness, wetness or temp? Anybody?

I have not seen Limba for sale anywhere, does anyone have any in stock?

Larry, I missed your last sale but do keep up with your site, look forward to getting some woods from you soon.

Thanks for the help


Mike
White Oak, Texas[/QUOTE]

Sorry, I only have solid body experience with Ovankol/Shedua. Bass tops and neck laminations. It's a strong wood, high in silicate. I'll know a lot more after you bend the sides The books say it's in the poor steam bending class which means tight bends are difficult. Nothing about how it may fail (rupture, crack, wrinkle, etc. if it does.

My web site doesn't see much change as I use it as a general guide, and do mostly custom cut orders. I'm cutting about 20 solid body black limba and white limba blanks this week. I do have quartersawn available for acoustic use and have had customers use it for flamenco guitars in the past.

[QUOTE=John K] ...the POS top.[/QUOTE]
Gee, John, there's no need to insult him! Besides, I thought the top looks nice.

Taylor's 400 series is/used to be Ovangkol, so it can't be that terrible..the Limba/Ovangkol I've got is very, very different in terms of working properties, like Larry said. If I've got the species right, Ovangkol/Shedua is in the same genus as Bubinga, Guibourtia spp. Mattia Valente38846.1343055556

Great looking guitar. I agree on the bridge. It looks fantastic and just fits that guitar.

Paul that is a real beauty. Love that black Limba.

Mike I have bent Shedua/Ovankol It's about the same as Bubinga. I use John Hall's method. Kraft paper wet, temp about 310+- Didn't seem to difficult on 000 sides. I am in the process of cutting some black limba sets. No curl but nice figure.

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Paul,

Really nice. I love 13 fretters. How does it sound?

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