Which kind of wood ?

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Author Message manbass7 New Username: manbass7 Post Number: 7 Registered: 10-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:58 pm:    Hi I bought this alembic a few months ago, and I would like to know if the main wood of the body is Mahagony or Walnut ... ? [url=http://www.casimages.com/img.php?i=101124085611552659.jpg][img]http://nsa19.casimages.com/img/2010/11/24/mini_101124085611552659.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.casimages.com/img.php?i=101124085648607916.jpg][img]http://nsa20.casimages.com/img/2010/11/24/mini_101124085648607916.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.casimages.com/img.php?i=10112408573557249.jpg][img]http://nsa20.casimages.com/img/2010/11/24/mini_10112408573557249.jpg[/img][/url] Txs karl Intermediate Member Username: karl Post Number: 179 Registered: 7-2002 Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 2:03 am:    Hi there, I'm pretty sure that's mahogany - I used to have an MK sig standard with that wood combination - it's a fairly 'classic' Alembic wood mix. Assuming the colours in your pictures are fairly accurate, walnut would tend to have less of a red tint to it, more grey/brownish. Welcome to the club, anyway - lovely looking bass! Karl davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9890 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 5:48 am:    I agree with Karl; mahogany, very nice.