Sapele a/b Honduran Mahogany
Are there any tonal differences between these two woods? Thanks,Al
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Sapele is a little heavier and more finely textured than true Mahagony but tonally they are remarkably similar. As Hondurian Mahagony supplies begin to dry up, you'll likely see a lot more Sapele and...
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I just posted on this on the other thread. I do not find them similar at all really. They LOOK similar, but they do nto really sound the same. I mean, sapele is a lot more like mahogany than rosewood...
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TSP, you might very well be right. I like the Spectrum scale that GHS uses for its strings indicating Bright to Mellow. If we did a similar exercise for Martin tonewoods sticking to those in use or...
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Interesting attemptbut it sort of sounds like the spectrum is not going from one end to another since the opposite of Bright is Dark and the opposite of Warm is Cool.Anyway, it is so hard using either...
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Thanks very much for the input.The reason for the question is that I'm building an OM-28V type, with the Adi, Indian RW instaed of Braz. I'm envisioning a HD 000-18 style, with Engelmann instead of...
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