before and after: wood to guitar
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Herr Squid
I was severely impressed
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Schweeet!!!! I was guessing it was purple heart, but I don't know my wood like you do!
(Wait, pink "ivory?" Did the spellchecker "help" you and change that word?)
(Wait, pink "ivory?" Did the spellchecker "help" you and change that word?)
Fiddleback pink ivory. Really rare stuff.
Btw Marko, what's this color called???
markie
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CoffeeDude
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Just had a thought, wouldn't it be cool to see some of these guitars birthed out of drift/reclaimed wood? Unless some of this wood has been cleaned and sanded down already, it will be great to see a Cinderella transformation. From coal to diamond, or in this case, from 'charcoal' to charcoal burst :top:
edit: found out about Graphite color.
Does the Graphite color look silver-ish in real light?
edit: found out about Graphite color.
Does the Graphite color look silver-ish in real light?
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Thanks. Great... one more color I can't get to add to the list :biggrin:
markie
Zombie 27 - DFZ
Maybe ................................ more of a Gray to me though, which is fairly close to Silver
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Cousin Eddie's cousin
Nope. Pink Ivory, sacred tree of the Zulu tribe in South Africa (I can't make up this sh*t). My dad successfully planted and grew a pink ivory tree (which looks more like a bush) in Boynton Beach, Florida.
markie
Zombie 27 - DFZ
veinbuster
Zombie Three, DFZ
And apparently a wood library isn't enough for some people so they start their own forest.
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Cousin Eddie's cousin
The pink ivory tree was right next to the BRW tree in my dad's yard (both very small). In the backyard was a ziracote tree which the power company trimmed back and killed. My dad passed on 5 years ago, and we sold the property. I don't imagine any of those trees are still alive. :-(
See, I come by this insanity through genetics.
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Cousin Eddie's cousin
| Pink Ivory | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Berchemia |
| Species: | B. zeyheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Berchemia zeyheri (M. Berchem) C.L.P. Zeyher |
Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri), also called Red Ivory, umNini or umGoloty, is a very rare African wood used to make luxury products (for example billiard cues and knives). The Pink Ivory tree grows predominantly in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa. The wood is extremely hard, with a density of 990 g/dm³.
Pink Ivory is the royal tree of the Zulus because only the royal family were allowed to possess the wood. A legend was started when? in order to increase the value of the wood when sold overseas. The "legend" claimed that anyone else other than the Zulu royal family possessing the wood (including foreigners*) was said to be punished with death.
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BrianC
more toys than talent
This may be the best thread ever - anywhere!!!
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Cousin Eddie's cousin
Got to help carve this one at the 2007 Experience:
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jfb
Plank Owner
Got to help carve this one at the 2007 Experience:
Awesome. Love that red.
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Cousin Eddie's cousin
Been playing this one the last few days. Great guitar (love the neck). Big thanks to Mr. Miles for his good eye (and knowing what I like) on this maple. Don't think Mr. Smith was a big fan of the color, though. :wink:
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Lemongrass? That IS a pretty unusual color.... but oddly interesting....
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Cousin Eddie's cousin
Yes sir.
Bill SAS 513
Just another old guy in a T-shirt
Ok...hate to say it...but my father used to use the term about youngsters as "still shi++ing yellow" for immature kids...baby shi+ yellow???? loL...actually love the green hues in there...hues???
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