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Location: west | hey, anyone kow if they made the 1778T with rosewood boards?
If so, when did they chage to ebony?
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Location: NJ | I think they always WERE ebony . . . |
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Location: west | well - reason I ask is I have seen one with what appears like a rosewood board on it. It's got the classic two piece maple neck, but a rosewood board. So, I just wanted to confirm that they were actually made at one time with rosewood boards. Looks like RW to me......
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Looks Like Rosewood to me also. Did you get it new? I may be a new neck (if you got it used). That don't look like an ebony bridge either.
I sure hope that isn't what happens if someone were to put lemon oil on it. :eek: oops |
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Location: west | it isn't mine - it's at auction
Wonder if it's had a neck replacement. And then why? I was thinking Ovation may have made a few early ones with RW boards..
Actually the bridge might be ebony - but it kind of looks like walnut stained dark doesn't it...
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I'm looking at mine (but it is new) and I cannot see any grain in my bridge, under the finish. Not unless I pick it up and look.
But maybe it is the Flash camera.
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Location: McLean, VA | I wonder if it is just that it appears lighter due to the Flash..... I was looking at the photos of a 1778T over at Elderly (since they often do a lot of nice and detailed photos of their in stock guitars):
http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/1778T-BLK.htm
This is definitely a model with an ebony fretboard, but it also does appear to be "lighter" and almost like rosewood.
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Location: west | Zadillo - think you have a point there. The elderly instrument's neck and bridge does look lighter. Must be african ebony, almost striped.. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | As you may know, GV, it's very hard these days to find a piece of naturally dark colored chocolate ebony without dying. This is probably undied ebony. Frankly, I like it better.
And as far as I know, they were always ebony boards. |
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Location: west | an4340 I agree with you. I had a koa bodied Larrivee with ebony board and it had minute lighter parts in it. It was overall darker than the one in the picture I posted. Also had a Carvin bolt that had a similar African ebony board. IMO they are very beautiful and can very much resemble rosewood in coloration. Here's a link that explains current ebony sources.. take a look at the African ebony..
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