Gabon Ebony Guitar Back And Sides

Guitar makers know it for its extensive use in fingerboards and bridges.

Gabon ebony guitar back and sides.

African blackwood only ships to usa. A very dense wood with specific gravity of 1 2 it is usually only available in widths less than 6 and lengths less than 48. As a result guitar manufacturers were forced to find an alternative back side tonewood. Classical mexican royal ebony katalox guitar back.

Only a small percentage of ebony three to five percent produce the highest quality jet black ebony. It has a strong bass and lower mids clear highs and a slightly scooped midrange like rosewood. Ebony is easily damaged during construction but once the guitar is built ebony is far stronger stiffer much more stable. Quartersawn gabon ebony dreadnought acoustic guitar back side set e16.

Most pieces contain 50 70 sapwood with deep heart checks and voids in the heart with fall off of 80 90. Our tester blueridge dreadnought had a powerful voice packed a nice punch and had a solid bass response with clear satisfying trebles. It has been found in egyptian tombs and is used on the fingerboard of violins. This dense hardwood is typically clear and loud with considerable overtones and dynamic range.

Like koa it often takes a little while for the tone to open up and become richer. Please note any defect inside the pattern. 551 50 sold african blackwood back side set size. Blackwood back side set bla 027.

Gabon ebony back sides western redcedar redwood top luxury marquetry carbon fiber truss rod 650mm customizable 52mm nut saddle case included options available triple neck decoration hauser braced worldwide shipping. Laminated walnut back and sides ebony. View full product details. East indian rosewood became the traditional tonewood for most guitar manufacturers.

Gabon ebony is the standard for black in lumber. Great deals on back sides guitar building luthier supplies. Unfortunately you can rarely find it large enough and in good enough condition to use for back and side sets largely because the light sapwood is often removed immediately. Even though almost any type of ebony is 10 times stronger than any type of rosewood and helps stabilize and strengthen the neck it will crack under the pressure of the new automatic fretting machines which slam all of the.

Not surprising many of the great sounding highly sought after vintage instruments e g pre war martins used brazilian rosewood for the back and sides. Fast free shipping on many items. Gaboon ebony is the most famous of its family. Devoid of color gabon ebony has ink black with lighter streaks.