Gabon Ebony Guitar Back And Sides

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Gabon ebony guitar back and sides.

Wood properties and sound. Gaboon ebony is the most famous of its family. Unfortunately you can rarely find it large enough and in good enough condition to use for back and side sets largely because the light sapwood is often removed immediately. Ebony is easily damaged during construction but once the guitar is built ebony is far stronger stiffer much more stable.

Most pieces contain 50 70 sapwood with deep heart checks and voids in the heart with fall off of 80 90. View full product details. East indian rosewood became the traditional tonewood for most guitar manufacturers. This dense hardwood is typically clear and loud with considerable overtones and dynamic range.

It has been found in egyptian tombs and is used on the fingerboard of violins. Blackwood back side set bla 027. Even though almost any type of ebony is 10 times stronger than any type of rosewood and helps stabilize and strengthen the neck it will crack under the pressure of the new automatic fretting machines which slam all of the. Classical mexican royal ebony katalox guitar back.

As a result guitar manufacturers were forced to find an alternative back side tonewood. A very dense wood with specific gravity of 1 2 it is usually only available in widths less than 6 and lengths less than 48. Gabon ebony back sides cedar top concert guitar video specifications details hauser queen finest woods selection. Guitar makers know it for its extensive use in fingerboards and bridges.

551 50 sold african blackwood back side set size. Gabon ebony back sides western redcedar redwood top luxury marquetry carbon fiber truss rod 650mm customizable 52mm nut saddle case included options available triple neck decoration hauser braced worldwide shipping. Gabon ebony is the standard for black in lumber. Devoid of color gabon ebony has ink black with lighter streaks.

Like koa it often takes a little while for the tone to open up and become richer. Please note any defect inside the pattern. Only a small percentage of ebony three to five percent produce the highest quality jet black ebony. Laminated walnut back and sides ebony.

Quartersawn gabon ebony dreadnought acoustic guitar back side set e16. It has a strong bass and lower mids clear highs and a slightly scooped midrange like rosewood. African blackwood only ships to usa. Great deals on back sides guitar building luthier supplies.