john Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 Hi all, just back from paris, today i put the hardware(execpt elec.) onto my new neckthru prs style guitar and strung it up. i was fully expecting to have to tighten the truss rod as is usual, but..... NO! this wood is seriously strong! The wood is around 80 deg. quarter sawn, so the grain is pretty good for the strength. you guys gotta give it a go, It is a beautiful Golden colour when lacquered and if left natural it will eventually turn very dark. i have used it on my 4-string bass also and i am really impressed with the tone of the beast! john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 never heard of the wood before, can you put up some pics? sounds cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted July 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 there are pics of the bass here: http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~daveyj/ i have not yet taken pics of the new guitar, but here is a link to the description of the wood: http://www.rampartguitars.com/w_E-Ki_3.htm john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 hey john, where did you get that would and how much for it? What are you studying in dcu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 cool looking wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted July 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 hey feylya, you in ireland? im studying Electronic Engineering, going into 4th year in oct. As for the wood ,i got it free! my sister moved into a new apartment block last year and the wood was found in the skip, the reason i know it was iroko is that she is an architect working for the company who designed the building so she knew exactly what it was! it was a stair-thread. so far i have not had to buy any wood axept for a rosewood fingerboard blank from stewmac.. how lucky i am. john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherboy Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Looks to me like its from the mahog family??? could be a local name for it in west africa! that tends to happen with all kinds of wood that we know with other names!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 yeah john, I'm up in Dundalk going into 2nd year of Software Development in the IT. Know any good wood suppliers in this country? I ask Gerry Hayes of Haze Guitars but he didn't tell me where he gets his :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherboy Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 try david dykes and craft supplies they both sell exelent wood especialy david dykes and they will post to ireland. hope this is some use to u guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted July 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 thanks for the link butcherboy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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