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Matt Hayden.
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August 27, 2019 at 3:03 pm #2770
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August 27, 2019 at 3:50 pm #2771
This is good news for the musical instruments builders and players. Exemptions for finished instruments but still regulates the raw sourcing. A win win.
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August 30, 2019 at 11:43 am #2774
Maybe it’ll be safe to ship my Mauel 000 soon. 🙂
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September 5, 2019 at 6:28 am #2822
LMK when and we can take a shot at it. 🙂
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September 1, 2019 at 4:46 am #2782
That’s really cool! Is there any Brazilian left worth buying sonically? Forget the astronomical price, if someone doesn’t mind buying it does the stuff they still use at SC fulfill that need? I’ve tried EIR and Cocobolo and found I prefer Mahogany to both. I heard some Brazilian in person and it’s been the rosewood I liked so far for it’s woody clear balance and type of overtone… it’s not TOO dense. It’s richness is more palatable and versatile for me
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This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by
Acoustic Soul.
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This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by
Acoustic Soul.
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September 5, 2019 at 6:33 am #2823
The answer is, as it always is with natural materials, “it depends.”
I’ve seen sets that looked wonderful and straight grained that didn’t sound that great and wood that looked wildly unstable that did. It’s about choosing the right material and the right builder – and, honestly, the player’s touch has a lot to do with it. Listen to Lawrence Juber – I’ve heard him perform on a variety of his Martin OM models with different b/s woods from Braz to Indian to Madrose to whatever else, and he always sounds like himself.
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September 1, 2019 at 5:37 pm #2793
Mahogany is a Best Buy. I love its sound. Brazilian is overrated, just like the Tree. Prices are ridiculously high and the resale is punishing. It’s like buying a Lexus instead of a Toyota. Both get you to the same destination,
I have three Brazilian guitars, each with a different top wood. I also have Wenge and Mahogany. Tops are Adirondack, Carpathian, German Spruce, and Sitka.
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September 1, 2019 at 5:41 pm #2796
Here’s a guy selling a door on the gearpage
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/solid-brazilian-rosewood-door.2075114/
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