MACASSAR EBONY

 
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PART No. MACASSAR EBONY

Price 

Discounts

Each

6 - 12  

WBSMEB5A

 Back, classic/steel str., highest figure* See Weekly Special for all Macassar ebony grades

 

WBSMES5A

 Sides, classic/steel str., highest figure*    

WBSMEB4A

 Back, classic/steel str., light background*    

WBSMES4A

 Sides, classic/steel str., light background*    

WBSMEBU

 Back, classic/steel str., unusual/inkblot*  

 

WBSMESU

 Sides, classic/steel str., unusual/inkblot*    

WBSMEB3A

 Back, classic/steel str., dark background*    

WBSMES3A

 Sides, classic/steel str., dark background*    

WBSMEB2A

 Back, classic/steel str., flatsawn*    

WBSMES2A

 Sides, classic/steel str., flatsawn*  

WBSMEB1A

 Back, classic/steel str., low contrast *  

WBSMES1A

 Sides, classic/steel str., low contrast*  
  for All Macassar Ebony


 		  
 
 

 

Macassar ebony logs await resawing at our warehouse, above. Right, close-up of log ends showing the marbling typical of good Macassar ebony.

stack.jpg (78993 bytes) These two photos at right of backs are thumbnails. Click on them to get an idea of the variety found in  Macassar ebony.

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*Please view the Weekly Special to get a sense of what we have available in Macassar ebony.  The wood varies considerably from from shipment to shipment, and what is on the Weekly Special is the variety that is available. We normally advise our customers to purchase from the Weekly Special in cases where there is a great deal of variety.
 

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Fretwire

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Truss rods

Bone/Shell

Bridge & End pins

Rosettes/Veneers

   

There's considerable variation in the appearance of Macassar ebony, from the predominately lighter background material as in the Breedlove guitar at the top, to the inverse effect of a dark background with light striping as in the image at above. 

However, there are ebonies sold as Macassar ebony which are not true Macassar ebony. One, which is on the market and is sold as striped ebony is from Papua-New Guinea and is known as Morola. Although attractive, it does

  not have the stability nor the density of Macassar (.65 to .75 vs. Macassar's .95 to 1.2). This wood is also not as easy to bend, nor does it glue as well as Macassar.

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Telephone:

707-431-3760
POB 217, 101 C Grant Avenue, Healdsburg, Ca. 95448 USA [email protected] [email protected]

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707-431-3762