GuitarMaestro Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I currently have a very nice bookmatched brazilian lacewood top here and want to use it for one of my next projects. I am just interested what kind of expiriences you made with that wood in order to decide if is better suited for a 6 or a 7 string guitar. I guess it will be fine for a 7 string as it seems very similar to maple to me and maple has great highs which are important to get the low H string of a 7 string to sound punchy and defined and not muddy. Any infos? Thanks, MK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I made a solid lacewood 7 string and it was nice. Worked well for the lower strings. Made it "crisper" sounding. It was heavy! It had a tight pattern to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 takes quite a bit of sealer to get the grain filled and level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 takes quite a bit of sealer to get the grain filled and level Amen to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Thanks for your help. Any ideas if it will be more difficult to bend over a forearm contour then maple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kings_x Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I found this at thewoodbox.com: Machining: It has good workability but a reduced cutting angle, may help, when planing. The rays, on quartersawn lacewood may tend to tear out. Use sharp cutters and a reduced angle of about 20 degrees. A wide belt sander works even better, but most of us do not have access to such a beast. I'm told it has good bending properties. I'm thinking of using a lacewood top for my next guitar. Looks exotic at a pretty resonable price. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 yeah...no clue on sound yet, but the lacewood DC in the progress & finished area is mine....no probs with filling the way I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted February 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Thanks again.... no probs with filling the way I did it. Which is? CU, MK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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