And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Might be mahogany, although the quilt is a bit large, certainly looks like Quilted Big Leaf Maple with a light stain. The figure is most certainly NOT AI- it really does look like this.
Wood from The Tree does not come up for sale often and commercial supplies are currently exhausted. When builders come across it, they tend to hold onto it zealously—leading to the supply shortage and high demand. By our estimate there are likely 100 to 200 sets of tonewood from The Tree remaining in the world.
Quarter sawing reveals the horizontal rays in the wood which is called chatoyancy. Any wood can produce that effect. We have quartersawn white oak in our foyer that looks similar but not nearly as intense as that.
"you know who" will surely tell us all about this,,,
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ReplyDeleteRare Tonewood: "The Tree" is a legendary mahogany tree found in the Chiquibul Forest of Belize, celebrated for its unique, intense figuring
ReplyDeleteMight be mahogany, although the quilt is a bit large, certainly looks like Quilted Big Leaf Maple with a light stain. The figure is most certainly NOT AI- it really does look like this.
ReplyDeleteAcoustic guitar built by Robert Taylor, 2007
ReplyDeleteWood from The Tree does not come up for sale often and commercial supplies are currently exhausted. When builders come across it, they tend to hold onto it zealously—leading to the supply shortage and high demand. By our estimate there are likely 100 to 200 sets of tonewood from The Tree remaining in the world.
ReplyDeleteAlmost too pretty to play and get all bunged up.
ReplyDeleteA bargain at only $30,000.
ReplyDeleteGuess I'll have to stick with my Mexican Martin. $400+ some years back.
Delete"Everybody said you won't go far with thirty-seven dollars and a Jap guitar."
DeleteQuarter sawing reveals the horizontal rays in the wood which is called chatoyancy.
ReplyDeleteAny wood can produce that effect.
We have quartersawn white oak in our foyer that looks similar but not nearly as intense as that.
Why use all that fancy figured wood on the back where no one will see it?
ReplyDeleteFor the same reason people get tats on their backs and backs of legs.... In other words I don't know.
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