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02-24-2010, 02:10 PM
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02-24-2010, 02:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: OH | | | I've heard great things about Keim lumber. They are a little drive northeast of Columbus, but I may have to make a trip out that way now. =) Thanks for the info. |
02-24-2010, 04:21 PM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | | Very nice I wonder what the dimensions are of the Mahogany blanks?
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02-24-2010, 04:26 PM
| | | | Ahahaha it's a small world. I go there.... like every 2 weeks.
They can cut any size you want. I once went and needed a large piece of mahogany and they didn't have it in the show room. They took me out towards the mill and they brought a fork lift with huge slabs of mahogany on it. It was good stuff. I got to pick what I wanted and they chopped off about a foot because of a crack.
I love that place. The guy at the mill and the exotic wood shop know me by name! |
02-24-2010, 04:36 PM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | | Nice I go to a huge place near me but have to buy the 9, 10 or 14 foot board and hope for the best.
What I was saying was they have set prices for body blanks but no size given...t
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02-24-2010, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tjclem Nice I go to a huge place near me but have to buy the 9, 10 or 14 foot board and hope for the best.
What I was saying was they have set prices for body blanks but no size given...t | You talkin' bout Chipmunk?
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02-24-2010, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tjclem Nice I go to a huge place near me but have to buy the 9, 10 or 14 foot board and hope for the best.
What I was saying was they have set prices for body blanks but no size given...t | hey Tom, that is because they are all 14wx20lx1-3/4 thick. These were cut especially for Les Paul blanks. You can get 2-pc body wood or body blanks any size you want them. They have all kinds of other woods to choose from.
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02-24-2010, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by OHSPyro89 Ahahaha it's a small world. I go there.... like every 2 weeks.
They can cut any size you want. I once went and needed a large piece of mahogany and they didn't have it in the show room. They took me out towards the mill and they brought a fork lift with huge slabs of mahogany on it. It was good stuff. I got to pick what I wanted and they chopped off about a foot because of a crack.
I love that place. The guy at the mill and the exotic wood shop know me by name! | what day do you go on, I will remember to go the day before  I don't know if you noticed the bass in the Body woods section I have been working on them to get more stuff in and to sort it for us.
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02-24-2010, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruckus_Instrmts You talkin' bout Chipmunk? | Nope heritage. http://www.heritageforestproducts.com/Locations.htm
I haven't been to Chipmunk is it worth the trip?
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02-24-2010, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tjclem | Depends on what your looking for really. I just got a great piece of Bocote from there. The prices are really good, check them out here. I haven't seen everything they have but a couple pieces were......well to say the least "eye catching".
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02-25-2010, 03:46 AM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | | Might have to do that sometime I used to live in NSB but that was 20 years ago before I started building.....t
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02-25-2010, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete skjold what day do you go on, I will remember to go the day before I don't know if you noticed the bass in the Body woods section I have been working on them to get more stuff in and to sort it for us.
Pete | There is a bass in there? Or are you talking about the picture? There is a picture of an Alembic on that little stand in the center with all the weird stuff.
I noticed recently they started getting buckeye, of course no burl yet though. If they started getting buckeye burl... I'd lose my mind and every dollar I make. I was thinking about calling and trying to get a hold of someone important to ask if they may consider doing that. They'd make business.
They have started more acoustic stuff too since I've been buying from there. I remember when they first had acoustic guitar sets, then they started carrying sitka spruce.
I was thinking about going next paycheck to see if I can grab a decent piece of macassar ebony or some african blackwood for a fretboard, so I'll be there soon! |
02-25-2010, 02:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Warsaw Ohio | | | Yeah, next to the pic of the alembic there is one of mine too. I told them what grades were needed for body woods after going there and sorting thru lift after lift for decent alder. I hope they will bring more stuff in for all of us.
They do have some really nice blackwood. I was checking it out. Might have to get some and see how it works compared to Mac ebony.
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02-25-2010, 02:41 PM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | | Let us know what you think of Blackwood I have never worked with it. I do have some Katalox coming in and that will be a first for me too..tom
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02-25-2010, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tjclem Let us know what you think of Blackwood I have never worked with it. I do have some Katalox coming in and that will be a first for me too..tom | Tom...did you say you have some Katalox coming in?   |
02-25-2010, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tjclem Let us know what you think of Blackwood I have never worked with it. I do have some Katalox coming in and that will be a first for me too..tom | The blackwood will definately be in that catagory. I have some katalox too that I have been waiting to try. The blackwood seems like it will be very similar to gaboon ebony, which can sometimes be very brittle and unstable so I hope the blackwood is better in that regard.
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02-25-2010, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete skjold The blackwood will definately be in that catagory. I have some katalox too that I have been waiting to try. The blackwood seems like it will be very similar to gaboon ebony, which can sometimes be very brittle and unstable so I hope the blackwood is better in that regard.
pete | Pete...you have Katalox as well!  I am really interested in this as a fretboard (and possibly a body facing) on a custom bass or three. I have been interested in Katalox for a few years, but I still have not found much information about it. |
02-25-2010, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TapyTap Pete...you have Katalox as well! I am really interested in this as a fretboard (and possibly a body facing) on a custom bass or three. I have been interested in Katalox for a few years, but I still have not found much information about it. | Basically it is going to be very much like ebony in weight and density. It will work great for a fingerboard providing you want the same characteristics as mac ebony. As for a top, it will add some compression to the mix so don't use it with other really dense woods unless you want to get more compression out of the bass. Thats just my experience so far. It is a great substitute for ebony but it is also hard to get good stuff suitable for instruments. Make sure you know what your getting before you buy it.
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Originally Posted by Pete skjold Basically it is going to be very much like ebony in weight and density. It will work great for a fingerboard providing you want the same characteristics as mac ebony. As for a top, it will add some compression to the mix so don't use it with other really dense woods unless you want to get more compression out of the bass. Thats just my experience so far. It is a great substitute for ebony but it is also hard to get good stuff suitable for instruments. Make sure you know what your getting before you buy it. | Pete,
Thank you for sharing your insight. I really respect your opinion, and I look forward to seeing (hearing) what you do with this particular species of wood. You make some fantastic sounding basses, and I am certain that your use of Katalox will be as easy on the eyes as it will be on the ears.
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