What Kind Of Wood Is This?

[chubsman]

http://www.guitarsatbmusic.com.au/esp/read...gs/syl_kl_4.htm

Can someone tell me what type of wood was used for the body of this guitar?

Thanks

[redwhiteandthemaple]

korina?

[custom22]

Could it possibly be something spalted? Maybe spalted maple? I suppose it could be Korina. Looks like it was burnt.

[Rista]

Isn't that Black Limba?

[custom22]

Isn't that Black Limba?

Black Limba is the same as Black Korina.

[Rista]

Isn't that Black Limba?

Black Limba is the same as Black Korina.

Ah, OK, I didn't know that. I'm pretty positive that that KL has a Black Limba/Korina top.

[Ben]

Black limba/ korina would be my guess too

I love that inlay!

[Marzocchi705]

Id say your looking at Korina there.

[erikbojerik]

Definitely Black Limba....no way it's Korina.

[fryovanni]

It is probably afa, afara (nigeria), afia afia, afodonko, afraa, aghan, akam, akom (cameroon), an rin, bale, baya, bese, black limba, blie, bokone, chene limbo, congo walnut, dark afara, dark limba, djombe, edo, egean, egoin, egoin nufua, egonni, egoyin, eji, faraen, frake (ivory coast), fram, frameri, framo, frane, frango, frany, gbararada, ka-ren, kegblale, kojaagei, kojagei, kom, kone, kongo, korina, kosina, kumkunbe, landi, limba bariole, limba blanc, limba noir, limbo, moukonia, mukonja, n'dimba, n'kom, n'limba, noyer, noyer du mayombe, noyer limbo, offram, ofram (ghana), ojiloko, owebala, shingle wood, tra, unwonrom.

You gotta love the look of Black Limba

Rich

[erikbojerik]

[mammoth guitars]

Look at the edge, that is a laminated top probably spalted maple.

[guitar2005]

Look at the edge, that is a laminated top probably spalted maple.

That is absolutely NOT white Korina.

Think of the '58 Korina Explorer - That was white Korina with a yellowish finish.

http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?Produc...;CollectionID=3

I finished a white Korina Jem 2 years ago with a red stain. I know what white korina looks like - Basically, its like Mahogany in terms of grain with no black grain "striping"

My first thought when I saw that guitar was that it is some kind of spalted Maple, Poplar or Birch. When you look at the edge as mammoth pointed out, you see that it is only the top that is of a different species. Most probably over African Mahogany.

I personally think that black Korina (Limba) would look and sound absolutely amazing. The only problem is getting it in wide enough boards to build a wide guitar like an Explorer. Combine that with an Ebony fretboard with a maple insert like this http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8337/aut3740oy7.jpg

Black hardware... That would be killer.

F.M.

Edited July 26, 2006 by guitar2005

[guitar2005]

Could it possibly be something spalted? Maybe spalted maple? I suppose it could be Korina. Looks like it was burnt.

When you look at the grain, you'll notice that it is very tight, more like maple than Korina (which has open grain much like Mahogany)

[redwhiteandthemaple]

....

c'mon the wood master fryovanni pointed it out..

here's some more korinas for the unbelievers. (or black limba)

http://www.edromanguitars.com/wood/korina.htm

[RGGR]

Example of Black Limba with some wurm holes.

Edited July 26, 2006 by RGGR

[chubsman]

Thanks for all the replies!! Guitar2005 you crazy bastard!!! I am really digging your ideas. Keep me posted!! That maple insert neck is KILLER!

[Scott French]

Looks like birch to me too. Not sure what kind though.

[rsguitar]

Could even be spaulted cypress???????

Mike