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Alembic products => Wood Bank => Out of Left Field => Topic started by: mica on May 16, 2005, 05:52:25 PM

Title: Jarrah Burl (SOLD)
Post by: mica on May 16, 2005, 05:52:25 PM

This isn't sliced up yet, but making this topic will remind me to have it done sometime: 
[img">http://club.alembic.com/Images/2344/18481.jpg (http://club.alembic.com/Images/2344/18481.jpg)
 Just scraped along the top.   
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/2344/18482.jpg)
 Hard to tell how sweet it is in this state, so you can enjoy a <a href="http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/8393.jpg (http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/8393.jpg)] picture of the bowl my uncle Bob made for Valentino</a> until we make an instrument from this beautiful wood.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: David Houck on May 16, 2005, 06:27:05 PM

The bowl is beautiful!  I'll have to have breakfast at Val's house someday.
 
The scrape is intriguing.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: flaxattack on February 02, 2006, 07:47:15 PM

very interesting bowl
is this cut yet?
is it pricey?

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: dnburgess on September 16, 2006, 03:31:34 AM

Is that Australian Jarrah?

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: mica on September 18, 2006, 12:24:24 PM

Yessiree! We're making a fretless Rogue for our showroom out of some of this slab right now.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: dnburgess on September 19, 2006, 04:28:12 AM

Could you post a picture of it sliced?
 
Is there an upcharge to use it as top wood on a Rogue?

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: mica on October 04, 2006, 10:36:31 PM

We've been emailing about this wood, but I'll update the rest of the Club too. Jarrah Burl is the same price as Burl Maple.
 
Here's a bass we're making for our showroom that's in carving right now:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/2344/32090.jpg)
 
Can't wait for this one to be done!
 
It's a fretless Rogue with a Mahogany/Vermilion/Ebony neck. It's got side LEDs too, I just don't recall what color they are at this moment.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: dnburgess on October 05, 2006, 04:23:10 AM

What is the aim with that neck combination?
Is there an upcharge for mahogany & vermillion?

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: dnburgess on October 07, 2006, 01:17:22 AM

Are those little cavities in the surface? How will they be filled?

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: mica on October 10, 2006, 03:37:46 PM

Oh sure - like most burls, the Jarrah has some voids. We're planning on filling the voids in this piece with an Ebony dust/epoxy mixture - should coordinate with the Ebony neck laminate and fingerboard, and accentuate some of the interesting things about this piece.  
 
We're thinking this neck will make a nice warm, rounded fretless sound, with the excellent sustain of the Ebony. Pricing depends on the model, Susan can answer any specific questions by email.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: bassjigga on October 10, 2006, 07:54:40 PM

Ok stuff like that definitely deserves a build thread even if it isn't for anyone particular.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: jacko on October 11, 2006, 04:31:51 AM

Even if there isn't a FTC, I'd really like to see how this one turns out ;-)
 
Graeme

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: dnburgess on October 11, 2006, 07:42:34 AM

I have just ordered a 5 string Rogue in this wood - so maybe we could have an FTC thread for both basses.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: tbrannon on October 11, 2006, 11:18:01 AM

David-
Is the Rogue going to be for personal use or for the shop?
 
Care to share build details- neck woods, electronics?
 
Toby

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: dnburgess on October 11, 2006, 01:31:03 PM

Toby - it is for our display stock. 34 scale, Orion peghead (which I think really suits the Rogue body shape). The rest is standard Rogue.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: tbrannon on October 11, 2006, 06:09:43 PM

David-
My bank account wishes you hadn't said that....
 
I agree on the Orion peghead.  The only one I like more on this type of body style is the Elan peghead.
 
I'll sit on this FTC thread for awhile and see how things shake out.
 
Toby

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: mica on November 09, 2006, 05:40:06 PM

Here's the first Jarrah Burl bass with a little finish in place:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/2344/33287.jpg)
 
Still a ways to go - it's quite time consuming for filling the large pores. I know I always say this, but in person, it's a total knockout!

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: jacko on November 10, 2006, 12:52:52 AM

Even from this side of the pond it still looks a total knockout Mica. What sort of tone do you think the mahogany, vermillion, ebony neck will give?
 
Graeme

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: adriaan on November 10, 2006, 03:05:58 AM

Graeme,
 
That question was already addressed - check Mica's first post under the first picture of the bass.

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: jacko on November 10, 2006, 03:07:14 AM

Doh!

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: David Houck on November 13, 2006, 05:39:16 PM

Wow, that does look nice!  And a love the sound of that name, Jarrah!

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: jbabies on February 06, 2011, 01:07:47 AM

Jarrah is a beautiful timber, the burl is even better. My house and most older houses in Western Australia have Jarrah floors. We have some really nice figured hard woods in this part of the world. A mate of mine who is a local luthier put me onto this mob down in Denmark (West Aus) who he buys timber off, check it out...
 
 http://www.djarilmari.com/gallery.htm (http://www.djarilmari.com/gallery.htm)

Title: Jarrah Burl
Post by: 811952 on December 21, 2011, 07:56:56 AM

That is an absolutely spectacular bass.  Pictures don't do it justice.  And then there's the sound!
 
John