sb guitars Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 i live in Canada, and stewmac won't ship mahogany to me doorstop. and they have a one piece body blank of primavera.....hmmmmmm......interesting. they say it is musically similar to mahogany, but i would like to know if people have been happy with the woods results. it says guitars in the 80's used this wood, but 80's and guitar don't usually match up. please give me some sort of insight..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb guitars Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 does anybody here have any experience in this area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awilcox Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 I used primavera for my first guitar build and have since worked with mahogany. I found it very easy to work with, sand, etc, - similar to mahogany. It is much lighter than mahogany in color. The guitar I built ended up sounding great with lots of sustain, but that is probably more attributed to the total package/design than just the body wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awilcox Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Oh, I should add that at $90 it is a tad expensive. I have since been buying kiln dried/aged rough sawn 2"x15"x22" mahogany at the local lumber yard for about $40. It is a little nicer to look at than the primavera and a lot cheaper. Check at your local lumber yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb guitars Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Oh, I should add that at $90 it is a tad expensive. I have since been buying kiln dried/aged rough sawn 2"x15"x22" mahogany at the local lumber yard for about $40. It is a little nicer to look at than the primavera and a lot cheaper. Check at your local lumber yard. thank you very much for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Digging up an old thread... but I just got in a nice primavera body blank and in most respects (except color) it is very, very similar to mahogany. I think it'll make a nice body. I don't have a pic of it on its own, but it's the piece under this ziricote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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