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Roasted Maple Neck......Flamed Or Bird's Eye????

Which Roasted Neck???

  • Total voters
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#49
that is gorgeous!

congrats.

kulit17 said:
So finally, after months of waiting i finally have her!!!


BODY | Cocobolo/Mahogany
NECK | Roaste Bird's Eye Maple with Vintage Tint Finish
FINGERBOARD | Roast Bird's Eye Maple, Ebony Blocks, 22 Frets, 12" Radius, 1.45" Nut Width, Vintage Tint, SIMs LEDs Gold Sidemarkers
PICKGUARD | White Pearl
HARDWARE | Black with D-Tuner
PICKUPS | Sadowsky Soap Bars
WEIGHT | 7.60 lbs. (3.63 kg)
PREAMP | Sadowsky Preamp with Vintage Tone Control and Mid-Boost Circuit
SBS45 • Blue (Stainless Steel 45-105)

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#51
DrSpunkwater said:
Flamed. Birdseye warps far too easily.
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The alleged instability of figured wood is why Roger Sadowsky never offered that option on necks until fairly recently. The only reason he's done so is because the maple he uses is "roasted", i.e. heated, which increases stability.

Music Man has also begun to offer roasted maple necks, although they were using unroasted figured maple for a long time. My '89 Sabre had a birdseye neck, and it remained straight (unwarped) over the 20+ years I owned it.
 
#52
Fuzzbass said:
The alleged instability of figured wood is why Roger Sadowsky never offered that option on necks until fairly recently. The only reason he's done so is because the maple he uses is "roasted", i.e. heated, which increases stability.

Music Man has also begun to offer roasted maple necks, although they were using unroasted figured maple for a long time. My '89 Sabre had a birdseye neck, and it remained straight (unwarped) over the 20+ years I owned it.
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There's nothing "alleged" about it. Birdseye is far more susceptible to warping, especially when used as a touring instrument, and that's just fact. If you're not a touring musician, it might be fine. Though to my way of thinking, you bought that Birdseye to be seen, not to sit at home.
 
#56
DrSpunkwater said:
There's nothing "alleged" about it. Birdseye is far more susceptible to warping, especially when used as a touring instrument, and that's just fact. If you're not a touring musician, it might be fine. Though to my way of thinking, you bought that Birdseye to be seen, not to sit at home.
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I would have bought my Sabre even if it didn't have the BE neck, but I put hundreds of steamy gigs on it regardless.

Sure, it might be like cigarettes: if one smoker lives to be 90, that doesn't mean tobacco is safe. OTOH, as mentioned by others, it's not like there are hordes of figured maple necks that have bit the dust. According to the luthiers I know, BE maple is a little bit more susceptible to warpage, not "far more".
 
#57
That is a gorgeous instrument. You should be fine with the BE neck.

That said, figured maple is a softer wood than standard maple. The one neck I have with a broken headstock is made from a heavily birdseye neck. It actually broke on two different occasions, but not a big deal as I've fixed it both times and I'm still playing it. I assume roasting will help.

Fuzzbass said:
The alleged instability of figured wood is why Roger Sadowsky never offered that option on necks until fairly recently. The only reason he's done so is because the maple he uses is "roasted", i.e. heated, which increases stability.

Music Man has also begun to offer roasted maple necks, although they were using unroasted figured maple for a long time. My '89 Sabre had a birdseye neck, and it remained straight (unwarped) over the 20+ years I owned it.
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