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Amazonguitar
Joined: 16 Oct 2005
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Location: New York
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 Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:41 am Post subject: see this guitar body hand carved in the Amazon jungle |
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I have played guitar for over 15 years. But my occupation is Author and wildlife lecturer. I travel to the Amazon rainforest every 8 weeks. While in one of the Amazon villages I live in, I became friends with a very talented wood carver. Last week while in his hut he hand carved me a guitar body from bloodwood. It blew my mind… It was even blessed by a Shaman.
I am looking for advice on how to set it up to be a real sweet ax. Needless to say I am having this villager make more in all different styles, themes, and wood.. Your advice is priceless thanks… Please go to my website and check it out. <www.AmazonArtists.com> |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| Edit: Ahhhh... I see it now. |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
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Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| And what do you think glw?? |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Errrrrmmmmm... |
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lee_UK
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Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Lets post a picture of it up, so we all know what we are talking about..
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italos
Got Rhythm
Joined: 21 Sep 2005
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Location: Athens,Hellas(Greece)
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| ....ain't this what we call a really strange coincidence... |
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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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Location: "Hit The North"
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Best left as it is - a nice carving in the shape of a guitar body. A neck rout, at least one pickup, flattening an area for the bridge, a couple of holes for the pots...
Whether or not it appeals to the senses as a player's guitar, the hunking out of the necessary wood kindof ruins the work already done, IMO. |
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Tim
Low Frequency Out
Joined: 14 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Have to agree with 1bassleft, the nicest bit is the bit you'd have to destroy to fit the hardware, I think.
Tim. |
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lee_UK
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| I wonder if it's tonaly any good? and how much it weighs, ive not heard of blood wood before. |
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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Quite dense, I think, Lee (that's the bloodwood, not you  ). I've heard of it used in acoustics and a search showed up its use in a one-off Alembic bass. Never seen a one-piece, all bloodwood solid body, though. |
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