fumblefinger Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 If you google "blackwood guitars" you should get a page with lots of luthiers such as Maton and Ellis who build with Australian Blackwood and many other woods. Australia has a wonderful array of hard woods that dented and dulled the tools of the first European settlers. If not for a recent prostate operation I would be tempted to drive the 500 miles to have a strum on that beautifully crafted J 200 type. I would say that lad has built a couple thee guits before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrplefty Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 Thanks for the google recommendation, that Australian blackwood has an awesome figure to it. I also wouldn't mind getting my hands on the original guitar and give it a test run as well. From the pictures it definitely does look very well crafted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I've made a banjo with an oak pot and a mahogany neck. Bout all I can say for sure is it has more drive and character than an identical one I made completely out of yellow birch. I like it. I'd love an oak guitar, but I wouldn't want to make it. Minor biological/editorial quibble: Quercas, not quercas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sboiir Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 My understanding is all woods, with obvious exceptions can be tone woods. Just depends on the tone your after. Also all species can be quartersawn to achieve beautiful grain patterns. Flames/medullary (spell check)rays etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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