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Indian Laurel vs Rosewood – Is Laurel A Good Guitar Tonewood?

Indian Laurel vs Rosewood – Is Laurel A Good Guitar Tonewood?

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05/10/2022

I’d say Indian Laurel is as close to Rosewood as possible tonally, without being Rosewood itself.

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Indian Laurel vs Rosewood – Is Laurel A Good Guitar Tonewood?

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I’d say Indian Laurel is as close to Rosewood as possible tonally, without being Rosewood itself.

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......one thing is for certain, Music is Powerful!

......one thing is for certain, Music is Powerful!

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So little is understood about the power of music, but one thing is for certain, Music is Powerful!

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Milling and Slotting a Zebrawood Fretboard for Guitar No. 57

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I’m using Zebrawood for the fingerboard on Guitar #57. I dimension out a rough fretboard blank, cut the fret slots and shape the board.

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Q&A – Pickguards, Rosettes, and $20k Guitars

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Q&A – Pickguards, Rosettes, and $20k Guitars

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Binding Guitar No. 57 with Flamed Maple

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I install wood bindings on a florentine cutaway guitar.

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Florentine Cutaway Tip Binding on Guitar No. 57

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I cut a channel with a gramil and a chisel and bind the tip of the florentine style cutaway with flamed maple strips on guitar #57

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Cutting the Binding Channels on Guitar No. 57

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I rout out the binding ledge for curly maple binding strips using a binding tower system, and I talk about the importance of minding grain direction among other things.

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Making a Simple End Graft for Guitar No. 56

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I create and install a decorative end seam inlay for guitar #56

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Making the End Wedge on Guitar No. 57

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I create and inlay a decorative endwedge to cover the end seam out of Tiger Myrtle burl and flamed Maple binding strips.

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Q&A – Bridge Weight, Headstock Angles, and Carbon Fiber

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Q&A – Bridge Weight, Headstock Angles, and Carbon Fiber

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Reflections – On the Origins of the Flamenco Guitar

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Reflections – On the Origins of the Flamenco Guitar

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Q&A – Side Slat Layout, Spanish Cedar Necks, and Bending Mahogany

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Q&A – Side Slat Layout, Spanish Cedar Necks, and Bending Mahogany

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Q&A – X-bracing, Taptuning, and Lattice Bracing

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Q&A – X-bracing, Taptuning, and Lattice Bracing

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Q&A – Buffing Tru Oil, the 14th fret hump, and the best woods for side bending

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Q&A – Buffing Tru Oil, the 14th fret hump, and the best woods for side bending

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