oz tradie Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Big day today, with a quick 2 kilometre trip to Mathews timber, Vermont ( Melbourne, Australia that is) I picked up 5 different tonewoods with blackwood being one of them. As a timber for planing and working with , I'm very impressed. BUT........... I don't know anything about it's tonal characteristics. I've heard that Tasmanian Blackwood is like koa and a very good tonewood, but that is all. Is it bright or boomy? good for necks and/or complete bodies? any info desired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwdelulu Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Seems like it being used as tonewood: http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php...c=5271.msg44810 http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproducts....ysian+Blackwood http://www.colonialtonewoods.com/pages/aus...anblackwood.htm Itai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdstone Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I have used it for a cap on a mahogany body LP JR type guitar (Blackwood Lp Jr ) as it looks great but tone wise I think its pretty similar to Mahogany. Its used alot in acoustic sides and backs and also its used for Wiesenbourne (however you spell it) slide guitars. Gilet guitars in Sydney use it quite a bit in acoustics....Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz tradie Posted August 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 screwdelulu Posted Today, 07:44 PM Seems like it being used as tonewood: Cheers for the extra info. much appreciated. thirdstone Posted Today, 08:18 PM I have used it for a cap on a mahogany body LP JR type guitar (Blackwood Lp Jr ) I just had a look at your Lp Jr. Love the blackwood burst. Is Blackwood mainly used as a cap in most cases? ......... or ................ can it be used to a good effect on its own as the main structural base. eg neck and/or body? Anyone built a blackwood only guitar? cheers, Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 i have used it in necks, as laminates, quite stiff, if ya can get a nicely figured peice with a bit of fidling around with stains you can make it look alot like koa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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