| Author | Message | ||
| dnburgess
Intermediate Member Username: dnburgess Post Number: 167 Registered: 1-2003 |
Val Any information on 94W8260 would be appreciated. Thanks David | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 1351 Registered: 6-2000 |
Here's what the file indicates: top: Macassar Ebony (unusual!) accent: Purpleheart body: Mahogany pickups: AXY wide aperture (now called FatBoys) neck: Maple fingerboard: Ebony no inlays finish: natural polyurethane birthday: March 28, 1994 originally sold to: Washington Music, Wheaton, MD Is this yours? | ||
| jagerphan84
New Username: jagerphan84 Post Number: 10 Registered: 10-2003 |
It's on eBay right now... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2368402811&category=4713 Not a bad price considering the cost of that Macassar Ebony upgrade. | ||
| bigredbass
Advanced Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 218 Registered: 9-2002 |
Mica: What's the different species of ebony with the black w/brown 'stripes', and the pure black like you use on most fingerboards? Happy New Year ! J o e y | ||
| davehouck
Advanced Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 290 Registered: 5-2002 |
Joey; if it's any help, I found the following description of Gaboon Ebony at the Ed Roman site and of Macassar Ebony at the Yumahardwoods site. Gaboon Ebony A very dense, very hard wood with straight to slightly interlocked grain. Very fine textured. Gaboon ebony is believed to be the blackest wood that grows. Weight is about 63-64 lbs. per cu. ft. BOTANICAL NAME - Diospyrus Crassiflora OTHER NAMES - Cameroon Ebony, Nigerian Ebony, etc., according to country of origin. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - This very dense timber has a good steam bending classification and very high bending and crushing strength, with high stiffness and resistance to shock loads. WORKING PROPERTIES - This is a very hard wood to work with hand or power tools, with severe blunting effect on cutters. In planing, a reduced angle of 20 degrees is required when irregular grain is present, with an increase in in pressure bar and shoe pressures advised to prevent the wood from riding or chattering on cutters. Pre-boring is necessary for nailing and screwing. Takes glue well, and it can be polished to an excellent finish. DURABILITY - Very durable. Highly resistant to termites. Extremely resistant to preservative treatment. SEASONING - Billets dry fairly rapidly and well with little degradation. Small movement in service. USES - Tool, cutlery and knife handles, door knobs, butt ends of billiard cues, piano and organ keys, violin and guitar finger boards, other musical instrument pieces, turning, fancy articles and inlay. MACASSAR EBONY (Dyospiros Celebica) also known as "striped" Ebony From S.E. Asia, mainly Indonesia, this extremely rare wood has been sought after for Billiard-cue butts, brush backs and handles, inlay work, tool handles, and walking sticks. Although very black, it does have a faint greyish brown contrasting grain that gives it an elegant dark striped look. The fine texture lends itself to an almost metalic looking finish. The wood works slowly because it is so hard, and must be tooled carefully as it can be brittle. It should be pre-drilled for nails and screws. As an inlay material, nothing can compare. http://template.edroman.com/wood/gaboon.htm http://www.yumahardwoods.homestead.com/macassarebony.html | ||
| bigredbass
Advanced Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 221 Registered: 9-2002 |
dave: Thanks! The Yamaha BBs I've had were evidently Macassar Ebony, as they had these brown stripes running with the fingerboard. An interesting visual touch, I always thought. I saw it on one of the previous Featured Customs as well. When I worked at Gibson, I was stunned to find out they used saw blades intended for METAL cutting to mill ebony fingerboards, as it would eat wood blades at an astonishing rate. It also DOESN'T FLOAT. J o e y |
