Author Topic: Wez venables guitar build - Done and dusted!! (Read 161526 times)

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #540 on:** November 04, 2007, 05:10:16 PM »

Quote from: WezV

Koa only comes from one relatively small place so supplies are always going to be limited and the flamed wood is always going to be most sought after - those bloody ukelele makers want all the stuff and are much closer to get first dibs

damn those ukelele makers, guitars are FAR more important!

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Related woods do exists elsewhere though - autralian blackwood for instance. The wood varies quite a lot in appearance like all woods but some blackwood is very, very similar to koa

I will have to look into this. I assume it is very different than African Blackwood... same species though? It is so interesting how very similar plants are distributed around the world. Next thing you know we will be finding Jarra Burl and Quilted Maple on one of Jupiter's Moons :o

Quote from: Simon D

It's not so understated plugged in though - the pickups are Warpigs!! :twisted:

haha, nice! :twisted:

WezV · « **Reply #541 on:** November 04, 2007, 05:28:00 PM »

Quote from: opprobrium_9

I will have to look into this. I assume it is very different than African Blackwood... same species though?

African blackwood is a type of rosewood (dalbergia) that varies from a reddy colour to very, very black

koa and australian blackwood are both large acacias with reddy, golden brown wood and can have very even flames when figured.

Peter Antal · « **Reply #542 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:22:19 PM »

Quote from: WezV

African blackwood is a type of rosewood (dalbergia) that varies from a reddy colour to very, very black

That's true, my guitar has an African blackwood fretboard. It's very dense and has a darker tap tone than other rosewoods I've tried. It's as black as ebony with only a few chocolate brown stripes.

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #543 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:25:17 PM »

Quote from: WezV

African blackwood is a type of rosewood (dalbergia) that varies from a reddy colour to very, very black

koa and australian blackwood are both large acacias with reddy, golden brown wood and can have very even flames when figured.

i feel uneducated

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #544 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:56:36 PM »

Clarinets are made from African Blackwood, and they're almost allways completey black.

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #545 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:45:34 PM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Clarinets are made from African Blackwood, and they're almost allways completey black.

many woodwinds are...

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #546 on:** November 04, 2007, 07:47:22 PM »

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Clarinets are made from African Blackwood, and they're almost allways completey black.

many woodwinds are...

Exactly.

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #547 on:** November 05, 2007, 08:53:52 AM »

Yeah, I had a morning phoning around woodwind makers looking for some small pieces of african blackwood. Even ended up speaking to some bagpipe makers. It seems the vast majority of them have an agreement to send their offcuts to people who make chess boards........I just wanted four bits for a snooker cue that I was planning on building.

WezV · « **Reply #548 on:** November 05, 2007, 09:01:07 AM »

i think craft supplies stock it for woodwind and turning stuff

although looking at the website - mostly out of stock :(

http://craft-supplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdCat.cgi/African===Blackwood,2,,,A===B

WezV · « **Reply #549 on:** November 12, 2007, 09:39:51 AM »

finally got some completely finished pics, it might even be making it into a guitar calender - i will let you know about that when i have more info.

I have also had a few people playing the fanned fret LP and everyone seems shocked by how easy it is to play - so i guess i will have to get that finally finished off now. Only a few months late :roll:

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #550 on:** November 12, 2007, 10:21:49 AM »

One thing that I would change about that guitar..............................

..................... it should be laying on MY kitchen floor :twisted:

WezV · « **Reply #551 on:** November 12, 2007, 10:56:18 AM »

my new kitchen floor is nice as well aint it - i put that down on saturday, still a few bits of dust and grout in the dimples. Mopped it about 20 times yesterday!!

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #552 on:** November 12, 2007, 11:34:08 AM »

I had already admired the floor. I was going to make a comment about that too. Very nice......... New floor and Burton thorugh to the second round of the FA Cup, what more could you ask for :)

Actually, I was just up the road from you the other day. Doing some work on the A50/A38 junction.... Another KFC (amongst other things), just what we all needed :roll:

badgermark · « **Reply #553 on:** November 12, 2007, 01:32:17 PM »

Wez I've said this before, but that is fooking awesome. What pickups you got in that bad boy? And I WANT one so badly. Definitely getting in touch when I graduate...

Peter Antal · « **Reply #554 on:** November 12, 2007, 03:49:26 PM »

Cool guitar!

It matches well with the kitchen floor. I think you should leave it there.