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Gabon ebony guitar back and sides.
East indian rosewood became the traditional tonewood for most guitar manufacturers.
Wood properties and sound.
As a result guitar manufacturers were forced to find an alternative back side tonewood.
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Only a small percentage of ebony three to five percent produce the highest quality jet black ebony.
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It has been found in egyptian tombs and is used on the fingerboard of violins.
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Guitar makers know it for its extensive use in fingerboards and bridges.
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Like koa it often takes a little while for the tone to open up and become richer.
Gaboon ebony is the most famous of its family.
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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.
This dense hardwood is typically clear and loud with considerable overtones and dynamic range.
Devoid of color gabon ebony has ink black with lighter streaks.
Gabon ebony is the standard for black in lumber.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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The guitar beginning with its john jorgenson model gitane brand selmer style guitars saga blueridge s parent company has been using santos for nearly 20 years.
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