guitman32 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Im thinking of buying some asian mahogany, but I cannot find any information regarding this wood.. So, is asian mahogany suitable for an electric guitar body? Do any of you have any experiance with this wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 I believe it is also know as luan or meranti. Still mahogany. Lighter color and weight if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitman32 Posted July 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Yes it is whitish in color and a bit light in weight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 If you're thinking of buying it from Holden's Hardwoods on ebay, don't waste your time unless you buy twice what you really need because everything I've bought from him was riddled with worm holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Everyone over at the MIMF say that that stuff is a bad idea. If I were you I would go with another wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Its meranti, and an extremely soft timber. USELESS for anything other than cheap crappy asian carvings, etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Ok, so any clue what luan is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 without looking at my books, i think its the same./simular thing. About the only asian timber that i know of thats worth using for anything is South East Asian Rosewood (sisso something). Has black, brown, and green streaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 OK, I thought they were the same. Better than agathis I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitman32 Posted July 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Alrighty then, no go on the asian mahogany....and I got outbid on some bubinga on ebay...so the search continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 i used maranti back.. maple top & maranti.. is it really bad sound? no!. break you mind.. cheap wood is will make bad sound.. i think lawan is better than low grade of honduras mahogany. i think all wood have uniqe property. all wood is not same.. lawan is too many variable wood.. light, hard, and cheap.. it is lawan.. top... i select this wood.. body blank is 7$. and i select this wood another more 20 blank.. it is winner ^^ and when i choose lawan . it really variable sound.. hard wood & soft wood & dedium wood... i think my choice is not bed.. and i think my selection is better than hondurian mahogany.. have nice weekend.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librero Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 We have what we call Philippine Mahogany here. I'm not totally sure if it's different from Lauan, but it's a lot grainier than the Honduras variety. I saw this woodworker's website that wasn't impressed with it. As for tone, I know someone who has a guitar made out of it and he's happy. There's also this project I'm helping a friend complete that has that kind of wood. I ought to know in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericbaquiran Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 FWIW, Frank Gambale's signature Yamaha uses Philippine Mahogany. No idea if it's still what he uses though. http://www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha_europe...tars/30_AES_FG/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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