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Post by Hesh1956 » Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:32 am

I received a care package from Tim, Mr. Cool, at Australian Tonewoods today!!

This is Native Olive and it rings like a dream. My pictures do not do it justice either in as much as this is VERY pretty wood!!

Many thanks Mr. Cool!!!!!



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Post by Craig » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:29 am

That's a very cool looking set Hesh. Tim certainly is "The Man" when it comes to tonewood.

Bob has a set and reckons it's Australia's answer to Brazillian Rosewood.

Tim is sending me a set also and I'm looking forward to receiving it !


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Post by Bob Connor » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:03 am

It's certainly the closest Aussie wood I've tapped that sounds like the the hardest and densest of the Dalbergia species.

It has a very similar top end sound but the lower frequency tap tone is huge. If Brazilian is bell-like then Native Olive is gong-like.

I'm in the throes of building a Dready with it.

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Post by Paul B » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:38 am

What are your thoughts on it Heshtone? I know you've got SIX sets of BRW to compare it too.

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Post by BillyT » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:46 pm

Very No-ice M8!! :lol:

What are you going to do with it?

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Post by Hesh1956 » Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:33 am

Paul I would agree with Bob's analysis of Native Olive in terms of tone. As for comparing it to BRW I am hesitant to do so. Why? Because although BRW is great tonewood I am of the belief that there are even better sounding woods out there yet to be discovered.

BRW was at one time widely available and used even on cheap guitars as a result. Today, to us, it is legendary for it's tonal properties but again how many people have owned Tiger Myrtle, Native Olive, and who knows what guitars?

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Post by TimS » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:34 am

Good point Hesh!

It will be very interesting to see how the Native Olive behaves as you build it and how it sounds as a completed instrument.

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Post by Paul B » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:53 am

Fair enough Hesh, you raise a good point. Thanks.

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Post by Bob Connor » Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:08 pm

Well it behaves itself when bending it.

Bugger all springback.

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Post by TimS » Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:05 pm

Good to see!

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Post by Hesh1956 » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:09 pm

Bob buddy for future reference what thickness that you bend at please?

Many thanks!

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Post by Bob Connor » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:14 pm

Native Olive sides bent at .080 Hesh

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Post by Hesh1956 » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:42 pm

Many thanks Bob, that is standard bending thickness for me anyway to that is great to hear.

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Post by Serge » Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:19 pm

I really love the center light colored wood that the back will have on this Hesh, are you planning a decorativecenter backstrip of some sort or will you leave it natural bro?
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Post by Hesh1956 » Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:38 am

Natural Serge, any center strip on this one would be like the Berlin wall and need to come crashing down.....

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