| Author | Message | ||
| davr35
Member Username: davr35 Post Number: 75 Registered: 12-2004 |
Check this out http://www.driskillguitars.com/Bolero.htm | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 1002 Registered: 11-2004 |
Very beautiful. Rich | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 571 Registered: 8-2005 |
Amazing woods Just Amazing!!! Will natur's wonders never cease?? G | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 2110 Registered: 4-2004 |
hope panzer dont see it he;ll buy it.... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3369 Registered: 7-2004 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Bill - even alembic have problems with coco bolo sometimes. see the direwolf thread. Graeme |
