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Michaeldc

Post subject: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:08 pm

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First name: Michael
Last Name: Colbert
City: Anacortes
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I recieved my package from China yesterday and needed to make a bridge for a 00. I figured I'd go ahead and make one in ebony and the other in Blackwood Tek. The BWT machined well and smells like the inside of a Pier 1 Imports when working. The ebony bridge weighed 30.5g and the BWT ended up at 26.5g. I've got a couple hundred pounds of ebony on hand and will likely only use the BWT for folks that are hoping for a border-proof guitar.

Can you tell which is which?

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:33 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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First name: Ed
Last Name: Bond
City: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

Not from that distance as the picture pixelated before you can see the pores, but they both look good!

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Michaeldc

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:39 pm

Koa

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First name: Michael
Last Name: Colbert
City: Anacortes
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meddlingfool wrote:

Not from that distance as the picture pixelated before you can see the pores, but they both look good!

Ed,

I just sent a PM.

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Logan

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:27 am

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First name: Logan
Last Name: Sarchfield
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I'm guessing the one on the left is BTW.

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Glen H

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:06 am

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City: Tyler
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I’m guessing right one is BTW.

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Colin North

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:34 am

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First name: colin
Last Name: north
Country: Scotland.
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Somebody's right then...!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

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Michaeldc

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:48 am

Koa

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First name: Michael
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City: Anacortes
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Colin North wrote:

Somebody's right then...!

Funny how that works...

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Clay S.

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:58 am

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The lighter weight one is BWT. :lol:

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bcombs510

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:48 am

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First name: Brad
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I would guess the left one since the right one is not jet black throughout. Isn't the manufactured stuff supposed to be fully black?

The one on the left is BWT I meant.

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Michaeldc

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:58 am

Koa

Joined: Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:45 pm
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First name: Michael
Last Name: Colbert
City: Anacortes
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bcombs510 wrote:

I would guess the left one since the right one is not jet black throughout. Isn't the manufactured stuff supposed to be fully black?

The one on the left is BWT I meant.

The only manufactured stuff that is absolutely black is the Richlite. The Rocklite and the BWT have visible grain/color streaks, and you are right, it's the one on the left.

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bcombs510

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:29 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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What did I win? Also, if you end up with a couple samples to sell I'm in.

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Michaeldc

Post subject: Re: Blackwood Tek or ebony

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:47 pm

Koa

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bcombs510 wrote:

What did I win? Also, if you end up with a couple samples to sell I'm in.

Actually Logan answered correctly before you did so no prize which isn't really a big deal because he's not getting one either :lol:

I'll let you know if I decide to sell some sets, or I can put you in touch with the folks in China.

M

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