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| Author: | Andy Bounsall [ Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Black limba acoustic |
I haven’t posted a completed build for quite a while so I thought I’d post a few pics of this, one of two recently completed guitars. This one is a grand auditorium sized body in black limba with a lutz spruce top. Neck is also black limba. Fretboard is ziricote bound in ebony. Bridge is ziricote as well and yes, that grain pattern is naturally occurring. Scale is 25 1/4”. I’m experimenting with shooting guitar photos against a newly acquired seamless background. Pretty pleased with the results so far. Enjoy! |
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| Author: | BradHall [ Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
I’m a big fan of mostly all wood appointments on guitars. You did an outstanding job on this one. Beautiful. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Very nice! |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Beautiful! how's it sound? Mike |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Nice! Looks like it even has a little figure in it. I have a few sets of BL but have not used any yet. What do you think of it? Is it easy to work and bend? |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Nice guitar! What did you use for the finish? |
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| Author: | Michaeldc [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Sweet! Black limba is a favorite, sounds great, reasonably priced, and easy to work with. M |
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| Author: | Tim L [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Andy that came out nice. How would you compare the overall weight of the guitar vs one where you had used Mahogany instead of the Black Limba? |
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| Author: | banjopicks [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Great looking guitar |
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| Author: | bftobin [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
In my experience, mahogany and black limba are pretty much equal in weight and sound. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Classic and elegant, Andy. Well done! |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Nice work! The black streaks really tie it all together. Pat |
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| Author: | Andy Bounsall [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Thanks for all the kind words. I’d agree with others about black limba being similar to mahogany in weight and workability. Perhaps a bit easier to bend...less tendency to compress on the inside of the curve than mahogany, I found. Finish on this one: pore fill with two coats of ZPoxy followed by two or three coats of blonde shellac, then about a dozen coats of Emtech EM6000. Level/wet sand 800, 1000, 1500, then buff with medium and fine compounds. |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
That's a Beauty! It looks like you book matched the sound hole ring. |
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| Author: | Andy Bounsall [ Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Clay S. wrote: That's a Beauty! It looks like you book matched the sound hole ring. Yes, I did. |
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| Author: | Andy Bounsall [ Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Here’s a video of Don Bray making my guitar sound good. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/e8rQ4rGbQR8 |
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| Author: | Ken Nagy [ Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black limba acoustic |
Andy I listened to both of them. I really don't know how steel string guitars are supposed to sound, delayed ome, or thought about it. Yeah, I've heard J. Taylor and P. Simon, that's about all I can think of! Pathetic, isn't it? The first is very clear. This one sounds almost like an electric, or 12 string, it has some sparkle to it. Probably different in person, but they are distinctly different sounding. I'd be hard pressed to choose between them. Nice |
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