Author Topic: Spalted Cocobolo! (Read 138 times)

drjenney · « **on:** October 03, 2006, 03:38:17 AM »

Given that cocobolo is Alembic's house wood, I'd love to see the factory offer it in a spalted version. Now I don't care much for the spalted stuff I've seen of other woods, but check out the top on this bass: LEJ 6 string Spalted Cocobola. http://www.thelowend.net/thelowend/index.htm

adriaan · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2006, 03:42:45 AM »

Looks like sapwood to me, not spalting. Nice enough whatever it's called ...

811952 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2006, 07:07:35 AM »

I'm with Adriaan. The lighter colored section is sapwood. Beautiful chunk of wood though.

John

bigideas · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2006, 10:37:00 AM »

i third that motion.. beautiful, but sapwood. it is interesting that the non-sapwood part has an almost ziricotian (yes i made that word up) feel to it as far as grain overlapping and having dark outlines on certain sections.

(Message edited by bigideas on October 03, 2006)

2400wattman · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2006, 10:52:21 AM »

I got to play a Lake Placid blue 4 string at a guitar show in Charlotte. These basses are fantastic and sound great. That pre amp is very sensitive,smooth,growly and it's not clacky sounding like some active pre's are. I played through one of their Low End bass pre-amps( they have a desk top and rackmount versions), which has minimal controls and sounds great. Go to the link above for their web site and look for them under amplifiers. Good stuff!

57basstra · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2006, 12:40:42 PM »

I like that a lot.

I appear to be in a 'zircotian' frame of mind.

You are most 'zircotian', sir!

She protested with 'zircotian' emphasis!

lidon2001 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2006, 07:48:57 AM »

A picture of spalted coco:

http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/26979.html

lbpesq · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2006, 12:26:46 PM »

Tom:

Why do you think the piece from Hawaii is spalted?

Bill, tgo

lidon2001 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2006, 05:43:27 PM »

He purchased the wood from www.exoticwoodbrokers.com , and I am still tempted to buy some for my next project.

Why would you assume the wood comes from Hawaii just because he lives there? I live in FL and Amboyna comes from Asia. Did you think I have a tree out back?

T

(Message edited by lidon2001 on October 07, 2006)

lbpesq · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2006, 08:16:07 PM »

I meant the piece that is currently in Hawaii, not that the tree grew there. It certainly might just be there on vacation. (I wish I was).

Bill, tgo