HELP US BUILD A PRIVATE STOCK! April 2016

[Remi]

One piece Birds Eye Maple top
Birds Eye neck heel cap

 

[Drew]

another vote for koa... flamed.

 

[Remi]

One piece Quilted Maple.

 

[Remi]

Semi-Hollow, No f hole.

 

[Alan Manning]

I also love a one piece maple quilt.

 

[Brian G]

Hey folks- Lets see if we can get a few more top wood responses today and I will post the next category this afternoon! Help spread the word, we need some more votes!

 

[andy474x]

One piece Quilted Maple.

+1, gets me every time!

 

[CatStrangler]

east coast curly maple, semi hollow, no F-hole.

 

[Brian G]

Alright, looks like one piece quilt maple is the winner!
So, we have a 594 semi-hollow, one piece quilt maple top.

Question #3
What should the body wood be?
Some options: Ash, Ribbon Mahogany, Figured Mahogany, Black Limba, etc. etc.

 

[Brian G]

Also - If you are thinking a One piece quilt maple cap on the back to match - please include in your reply!

 

[Tosca]

Black Limba or Korina (which sound the same to me...but the BL is nicer looking).

 

[bodia]

Palo escrito

 

[veinbuster]

Twin the back with a one piece maple quilt. Obeche is a nice middle for the sandwich.

 

[Drew]

I think we need to keep in mind this needs to be a balanced sounding instrument, versus a fantasy piece. Maple on the back is going to make it extremely bright and not very warm. My vote is white korina (limba)

 

[veinbuster]

I think we need to keep in mind this needs to be a balanced sounding instrument, versus a fantasy piece. Maple on the back is going to make it extremely bright and not very warm.

Not necessarily. A few maple sandwiches have been built before and they weren't especially bright. I think the semi hollow will have more impact on the sound of the guitar than a maple cap on the back.
Not that I'm trying to change your vote or talk you into anything.

And remembering that it is semi hollow, I might switch the middle to mahogany rather than Obeche, especially if it is down with an f hole.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Ash, with a maple derriere. So a Maple/ash/maple sammich.

 

[CatStrangler]

with the quilt top, I would pair it with an african mahogany back and an ebony or abw fretboard

 

[Drew]

oh geez... this thing is going to be the most expensive private stock ever made if its up to you guys

 

[Tosca]

If we're going maple top AND back...why not go full HollowBody with 594 scale length?

 

[Brian G]

If we're going maple top AND back...why not go full HollowBody with 594 scale length?

As much as I would love to - I think MAP would be 10 bajillion dollars.