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davr35
Member Username: davr35
Post Number: 75 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 2:07 pm: | |
Check this out http://www.driskillguitars.com/Bolero.htm |
richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939
Post Number: 1002 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 6:11 pm: | |
Very beautiful. Rich |
georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy
Post Number: 571 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:33 am: | |
Amazing woods Just Amazing!!! Will natur's wonders never cease?? G |
flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack
Post Number: 2110 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 12:55 pm: | |
hope panzer dont see it he;ll buy it.... |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 3369 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 5:42 pm: | |
The body shape doesn't do it for me, though it's a very pretty guitar. I couldn't find any price on the web site, either. Bill, tgo |
jalevinemd
Senior Member Username: jalevinemd
Post Number: 692 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 7:59 pm: | |
I'm with Bill on this one. Beautiful woods. Just can't get into the body shape. Kind of like staring at a PRS that went down the rabbit hole... |
terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc
Post Number: 618 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 4:23 am: | |
Do Alembic use special glue when laminating the coco bolo..he says that it a very oily wood and the adhesive will not take. |
bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096
Post Number: 1170 Registered: 7-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 4:32 am: | |
As I understand it, they do have to use special glue formulations and methods. The oiliness is extreme. My only experience with the oils in CB is in trying to get a urethane finish to dry on the stuff. Thank heaven I tried a scrap piece first - the wood's so oily that the urethane never did dry fully. Ironically, cocobolo gets on just fine with nitro lacquer, so I did the finish with nitro. While a little more prone to wear than harder finishes, coco through a nitro clear coat is as pretty as it gets. On the other hand, the dust from dealing with CB is extremely irritating to most people (some to an extreme) - resulting in headaches and skin irritation. I wonder how the Alembic folks keep that problem in check with all the coco they use. |
kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364
Post Number: 2262 Registered: 9-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 12:08 pm: | |
I thought it was nice also. While not my fave, I didn't even mind the slightly weird Cripe-meets-PRS look. What I did mind was the cheapo plastic backplates. I'm sure the thing isn't cheap. I must be spoiled by Alembic's polished/plated solid brass or continuous/nearest-neighbor wood backplates. Sorry, if I offended anyone...I don't mean to be a snob. |
jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 1986 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 3:54 am: | |
Bill - even alembic have problems with coco bolo sometimes. see the direwolf thread. Graeme |