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Philip-M-Bass

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Re: World’s Most Expensive Wood !!
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2018, 08:26:11 AM »
Real nice,

1. Turkish walnut

2. Desert Iron Wood Burl

3. African Blood Wood

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Re: World’s Most Expensive Wood !!
« Reply #31 on: May 27, 2018, 08:33:29 AM »
Oooh. I love bloodwood.

Here is one of my basses that has a Bloodwood top and back.
It is a Hilton Reverse Scroll 5.









Philip-M-Bass

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Re: World’s Most Expensive Wood !!
« Reply #32 on: May 27, 2018, 09:29:45 AM »
Amazing !!!!!

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Re: World’s Most Expensive Wood !!
« Reply #33 on: May 27, 2018, 11:01:47 AM »
Oh.  My.  Word!!!
That desert ironwood burl is the stuff of dreams!

Peter
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Re: World’s Most Expensive Wood !!
« Reply #34 on: May 27, 2018, 11:40:10 AM »
Yes, the stuff of dreams. A huge blow-up of that desert ironwood burl print would make a great backdrop for a Grateful Dead stage...  8) 

Philip-M-Bass

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Re: World’s Most Expensive Wood !!
« Reply #35 on: May 27, 2018, 12:50:00 PM »
Thank you Gentleman !!

Actually Peter , I found the Larrivee page you wanted-

Click the photo's to enlarge !!

https://www.larrivee.com/archives-artifacts/wood

« Last Edit: May 27, 2018, 01:24:37 PM by acoustic1 »

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Re: World’s Most Expensive Wood !!
« Reply #36 on: May 27, 2018, 01:19:20 PM »
Thanks!  That one got bookmarked (man, there's some wood there with figuring on  a level with Rippled Satin)!!


Peter
"Is not Hypnocracy no other than the aspiration to discover the meaning of Hypnocracy?  Have you heard the one about the yellow dog yet?"
St. Dilbert

"If I could explain it in prose, i wouldn't have had to write the song."
Robt. Hunter