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Topic: Where to get good curly maple? |
Robert Allen
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2020 9:17 am |
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| I'm having a problem lately finding decent curly maple suitable for lap steels. Previous suppliers are now sending wood that is warped, split, or almost no figure. Anyone have a good source? I don't mind paying top dollar if the wood is good but paying top dollar for firewood is not cost effective. |
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Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 16 Jan 2020 10:10 am
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I have dealt with Kevin for the past 2 years. What he shows you in the pictures is exactly what you get and his descriptions are spot on. He shows you at least 4 views of the piece of wood on his site. Here is his email address.
kevin@curlymaplewood.com
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 17 Jan 2020 9:04 pm E-Bay
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E-Bay has a lot of curly maple as well as quilted and birdseye.
I've never bought any there, but it may be some good suppliers?
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Greg Booth
From:
Anchorage, AK, USA
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2020 4:41 pm
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Check with Jim Adams adamsresonator.com He usually has some very good maple woods he builds guitars with.
Thanx,
Jim
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Jim Bates, Alvin, Texas
Emmons LeGrand,Sho-Bud Super Pro, SB ProII - E13th,C6th on all. Many Resonator guitars |
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Robert Allen
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2020 8:49 pm
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| Thanks for all the replies. Andy, your eBay suggestion looks the most promising. Greg, I just bought a piece from curlymaple.com and the nice figure wasn't there in the 8/4 piece I received. Jim, I'll check with Adams Resonator, and lastly, Bill, I recently bought 3 pieces from Kevin at curlymaplewood.com and they weren't suitable. It's a tall order to get 8/4 x 10" x 40". Luthier guitar woods are usually much thinner. I may need to go back to slicing and dicing and gluing but my customers seem to prefer one solid piece. .. Bob |
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Rick Hearne
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2020 1:15 pm
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Hey Bob, we sell a lot of wood to luthiers including Tim Sheerhorn, Paul Beard, Jackson Steel Guitars, Martin, Gibson, Monteleone etc.
hearnehardwoods.com, there is a $300 mail order minimum.
We have tiger maple, curly maple and European maple.
Thanks, Rick |
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