BLACK SHORT SCALE serie I

[mica]

I don't have any African Blackwood in stock, we've never used or offered it as a top wood. I have a supplier with some on hand that I can procure for a custom order.  
 
We're going to be receiving some W-I-D-E Ebony in a couple of weeks. These boards will even be big enough for some bookmatch to center builds. I'll post some pictures when they arrive.

[pierreyves]

thank's. What about sound quality you know with melanoxylon versus cocobolo or ebony?

[mica]

I don't have any first hand experience, so I can't comment with any authority. However, since it's a Dalbergia, I would assume it to be similarly toned to other Rosewoods. Its density may override that.
 
A sample piece of the Blackwood is on its way to me. We'll tap it and inspect it, so I'll let you know if I have any other predictions after I get my hands on it on what it will do to/for Alembic sound.

[mica]

My sample piece is an enormous half log that arrived today:
 

 
It's very black. The piece is also quite wide, and will make a beautiful top laminate.  
 
Do I understand correctly from your April 18th picture that you want a satin or oil finish?

[pierreyves]

WAAAWWWW !!!! When I will get money, I will want finish as my SC deluxe, high gloss polyester with satin neck !
Thank's Mica

[elwoodblue]

Wow that is some amazing wood,
Is there any visible figure?
Nice choice Pierre

[pierreyves]

why Alembic don't offer black choice as standard, and why lot of bass are made with coco bolo ?

[lbpesq]

I think the reason a lot of instruments are made with cocobolo is that a lot of people want cocobolo instruments.  I know I picked cocobolo as one of the woods on my Further because I liked it.  
 
Bill, tgo

[dadabass2001]

Alembic's wood page touts the harmonic  complexity of CB as well, with both lows and highs.
Mike

[pierreyves]

but other woods have similar ability ?! Maple, mahogany..

[keith_h]

My experience is the woods sound different. Maple is much brighter than mahogany. Mahogany has a more rounded tone than maple but not as round as walnut. I would say coco bolo has the characteristics of both mahogany and maple. That is a round but bright tone.
 
Keith

[altgrendel]

A coco-bolo, ebony laminated neck.
 
Interesting idea.

[jazzyvee]

Yeah very interesting, can you imagine the price.....!!! and the weight I guess too.
 
Jazzyvee

[hendixclarke]

I wouldn't want a full ebony neck. From my visits to Africa (on multiple occasions) I would bring home sculptures and ebony artifacts, back to the states. No doubt I love ebony very much and my house has many large and small ebony sculptures, but uses this wood as a neck without maple? Ebony is too brittle for me.  
 
Drop a nice piece of maple on the ground and it will hold, try this with ebony, it will break or chip off. The hardness, makes it great for sustaining but, as a durable wood, for a whole neck... not I.

[pierreyves]

who said without maple in the neck ?