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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | So... if you are a luthier or want a custom guitar (or other instrument) made using any maple... Here's a rare chance...
We've come by a rare OldGrowth maple which lost a HUGE limb, a "tree" in itself. If you know what "Old Growth" is, you will appreciate this wood. We've already milled some guitar back blanks and the wood is utterly magnificent.
We will be milling blanks for backs, sides, tops and necks. If you are interested in getting some of this wood, or would like a custom cut, email me through this board.
The wood will need to season and dry for a good number of months, so you'll need to wait for it but, it will be worth it.
We nearly herniated ourselves getting it up on the mill. See pics below
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Location: Upper Left USA | PM on it's way!
Around here the Meth Addicts have been bust'in into the Lumber business. I like your Green approach!
A nice cut of that crotch section would make a lovely table! (Shut up guys!) |
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Location: Vernon CT | Jef, you ever think about contacting a luthier and selling it to them? I bet you'd make a pretty penny!! Of course thats after the OFC get their fair share! ;)
Very nice offer. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | We are contacting luthiers and such but, as you say, gotta make the offer to the OFC'ers.
Just so y'all know, Acoustic flattop Tops, Backs and Side will be book matched and quarter sawn.
Billets for solid bodies and neck will be specially selected. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Jeff, I got a great idea. I'll send you an email |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by Beal:
Jeff, I got a great idea. I'll send you an email Bet everyone's interested now! :rolleyes:
BTW, who says OFC guitars have to have carbon fiber tops? I know maple isn't the best top-wood, but I'm also partial to the laminated Collectors' Series ala the 99C and 02C. And I love, I mean LOVE, really nice quilted maple! ;)
'Course, I got no money to throw at all this pipe dreamin'.  |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Let's just say; It IS a very interesting idea. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by Beal:
Jeff, I got a great idea. I'll send you an email Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Let's just say; It IS a very interesting idea. Yer both killin' me....  |
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Location: Texas | So, if this works out, are you going to accidentally knock down the rest of the tree? ;) |
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Location: Cincinnati | I'm surprised TJ hasn't bought the entire tree. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | This is definitely an example of having a little vision and seizing the opportunity. If it was me, I would have already added another cord to the woodpile. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Bought?
All you have to do is show up in a White Truck towing a rig like that, wear an Orange Vest, put out a few cones and yer O'ficial!
That's a mighty handsome Pivee Pole you got there JW, any chance of seeing your Adze? |
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| Way cool, Jeff. If you have any burl chunks from that let me know. I'd love to turn some. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Quilted maple O? Yum! Count me in. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Wow, that's a lot of guitars there. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | That's what he wants all the old strings for. To tie the branch back on. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | must be it! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | UpDate:
We are going to go deeper into this log this week (and next).
As we mill, we will be looking for specific sections that meet specific requests.
If you are interested and not already on "The List" ... PM me before this weekend. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | We are into the log...
Get your name on the list if you want some of this stuff...
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Location: Tennessee | Just frickin' beautiful. I can hardly wait. |
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Location: SoCal | My neighbor has been trying to get me to take down a large maple in the back yard (gets a couple of leaves on his artificial turf, well maybe a ton of leaves).
Hmmm, may be a reason to finally take it down. |
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Location: NJ | OH MY |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Jus' like Pavlov's dog...... |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Just curious, how would my namesake tree (closely related to maple) compare as a luthiery material? My dad some from pruning his trees a few years ago. I have a long-term plan to build a solid body electric some day. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Sycamore,
this is going to get confusing. As you are from that side of the pond, there might be an issue around nomenclature.
"Sycamore" there is what we here call "Maple". "Sycamore" here is a variety of what you would call "Plane" there.
In any case, "Sycamore" Maple and "Plane" do have uses as luthiery wood but, not necessarily the same applications. And I depends on which we are actually talking about, which is best done using latin. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I know acer is the species and then the good one for necks is the sugar maple, acer saccharum, from the north east united states. It's a heavy bright sounding tone wood and can be visually, very appealing.
I can't say I've seen many guitars made out of sycamore. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Shame on me! Having trained in biology I should have known better than to use common names in an international context!!
I'm fairly sure I'm referring to Acer pseudoplatanus (the source of my username). The wood is very white, not very grainy and quite hard. Mighy make a nice fretboard. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "Sycamore" here in the States is "Platanus occidentalis"
London Plane is "Platanus acerfolia" |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | For what we call the London Shade tree, the signature element is the bark shedding. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I always can recognize "sycamores", out here, by their rather odious odor. "Maples" are, essentally, odor-free. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by an4340:
For what we call the London Shade tree, the signature element is the bark shedding. London Plane and Sycamore (American Planetree) look nearly identical and share that shedded bark and mottled appearance. Easiest way to tell the difference is Sycamore has "fuzzy" fruit that hangs individually- and London Plane has "smoother" fruit that hangs in groups of two or three. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I had heard that the "sycamore" we have in the states is actually a hybrid. Is that true? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Anybody ever try to plug a sycamore for sap in the spring? I have cousins who still operate maple sugar houses in New England. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I tap the Big Leaf or Oregon Maple, acer macrophyllum. More sap than the Sugar Maple, lower sugar, and a slightly more complex flavour. Plus, it's down the street.
After I'm done making syrup this year I'm using the sap to make wine if there's enough flow.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by an4340:
I had heard that the "sycamore" we have in the states is actually a hybrid. Is that true? i know it's native but, not weather if it's a hybrid. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "Sycamore" guitars |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Absolutely Gorgeous Jeff!
Wow! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Ovation made two from the famous sycamore tree in Simsbury, the one that's on the quarter.
It lost a branch and it's in the Farmington watershed area and Frank was/is active in that Community association and somehow the wood wound up at the factory. |
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Location: Tennessee | Details here: http://www.ovationguitars.com/index.cfm?fa=news&art=458 |
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Location: New Hampsha | Anyone know what happened to the guitar? It was supposedly auctioned; did one of the OFC get it? |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Hmmm....the article accounts for one instrument. Where's the other one? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Also have (available now) a beautiful piece of Bolivian Rosewood/Pao Ferro suitable for OM size back and sides...
Photo to follow....
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | OK so here's my order...
maple top, single rosewood epi, deep bowl, ebony fingerboard, op pro studio with 'roland ready' undersaddle pickup thingy, neck profile like the ...
wait a sec, I'm gonna have to custom order. I reckon I'm worth it! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Sporting wood. . .
'nuff said. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yup, another guitar player with his feet in the photo... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "scale" |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The Maple is Seasoning. . . |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I thought we were making guitars. Curing hams, too? Probably no hope for this bunch. |
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Location: Tennessee | I am practicing patience. I keep repeating "it will be worth it". But hurry up! :cool: |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I assume that those of us who send large boxes full of used strings will be at the front of the line :cool: |
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