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One Piece Tops

#2
It really depends. I find it hard, and extremely expensive to find anything that has enough good looking figure for some bookmatches, let alone a whole face.

I say if you can find one, why not? But I think bookmatching gives a nice symmetrical feel for all of us with OCD.
 
#5
The local Rockler has the most beautiful slab of waterfall bubinga that I have ever seen. It is absolutely huge! I keep asking the guy to sell me a piece of it, but he wont cut it. I would love to buy the whole thing but I do not have the 1200 bucks for it. Sure is purdy though! :)
 
#6
Headless Llama said:
The local Rockler has the most beautiful slab of waterfall bubinga that I have ever seen. It is absolutely huge! I keep asking the guy to sell me a piece of it, but he wont cut it. I would love to buy the whole thing but I do not have the 1200 bucks for it. Sure is purdy though! :)
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We all need to go in on it. :hyper: :D
 
#7
Somewhat on topic, Somewhat off topic.

What do you think about a quartered top?
I've never seen one done.

And full tops are gorgeous but again difficult to come by. How many trees grow that big? And how many of those trees have the right/desirable properties to use as a top for a bass/guitar? They're out there for sure but you're going to pay premium prices. In stock I've only got one board thats beautiful and wide enough for a full top. Which brings up the question, Are wider pieces hard to find because the demand for them is so low?
 
#10
That is an interesting thought. I the case of the waterfall bubinga at the Rockler store they said that they bought a whole tree. So they cut it how they wanted to. They purposely made the huge piece. My thought is they wanted to sell it to a furniture maker so he can make a spectacular table out of it.

Tom, I would love to go in on this with you, but shipping would kill you :)

And part of me wants to buy it to make a table out of it :) It is that beautiful. And the price isn't bad, it is just alot of money. The local hardwood has some "curly bubinga" there...looks almost like the waterfall but not as intense. I can get a slab large enough for 2 solid basses and maybe be left with enough to do a bookmatch top. Tom if you are looking for a piece like this, then I could send you their information.

Oh well, Maybe as my skill level rises I would be more willing to shell out big bucks for really great wood. I just cannot justify it at this point.
 
#15
Here's the piece of Bubinga that became the top of my Roscoe LG-3005:
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And the finished product:
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I've always preferred one-piece tops, probably because I love variation and imperfections in wood. I guess I'm not as OCD as I thought I was?
 
#18
OHSPyro89 said:
They've got a piece of bubinga like that at my dealer, it's $3,600 though. It's about 5' wide and 10' tall. It's 8/4 too. Tis an insane piece of bubinga!
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Wow that is expensive...maybe I should snatch up the piece of it down here by me. Its not that large, but its close. And for 1/3 the price... I bet I could get it for 900 if I walked in with the money... But that is too far out of reach right now.
 

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