Colin North wrote:
If I had to guess, a top layer of dyed flat sawn quilted maple on a laminate.
Quilted maple exhibits best as flatsawn if I recall correctly so not so sure about that.
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What kind of top is this? |
It’s interesting, not seen this before, reminds me of plywood or yellow pine?? |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
If I had to guess, a top layer of dyed flat sawn quilted maple on a laminate. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
Tamo ash. https://www.wood-database.com/tamo-ash/ |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
Chris Pile wrote: Cool, never heard of it! |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
Yup, Tamo with peanut figure..... |
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| Author: | Darrel Friesen [ Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
Colin North wrote: If I had to guess, a top layer of dyed flat sawn quilted maple on a laminate. Quilted maple exhibits best as flatsawn if I recall correctly so not so sure about that.
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
I was going to guess tamo ash too. That top reminds of the tamo ash Ibanez used on their Musician series of electric guitars in the late 70s into early 80s. Some of those had similar figuring. Here's one I have. Not as "peanutty", but similar grain details. Attachment: Ibanez MC200DS.jpg
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
I've seen tamo ash on a number of imports - Ibanez, Dean, etc. Obviously, rotary cut veneer with a dramatic figure. I find it attractive. |
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| Author: | Woodie G [ Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What kind of top is this? |
Highly figured veneer always seems to at least photograph 'flatter' than either a thick veneer (0.060" or better) or solid wood. I had some lovely quilted maple 1/24th inch-thick stock that I used on a non-guitar project a few years back, and was very surprised to see how flat looking it was as compared to the very similar solid wood edge trim under finish. I have to wonder if there is a magic thickness in quilt or other high-figure veneers that gives the full depth of appearance of the solid wood from which it originated. Rotary-cut always looks flatter to me than flitch-cut veneer, but neither looks quite like solid wood. |
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