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I'm shopping around for some curly koa binding. Anyone have a good source preference? I know koa usually comes with a hefty price which is why I would like to shop around. Other than Lmi and SM, I haven't found any other sources.thanks in advance.

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Kyle

I've found it a lot more economical to buy a set of flamed koa sides and cut my own binding. You'll get enough binding to do several guitars and the cost per piece will generally be a few dollars less (per-piece) than buying the pre-cut binding. I've occasionally been disappointed in the quality of curly koa binding I've received (figure and colour do not always match between all the pieces). If you cut your own from a set of sides you are guaranteed that all the pieces will match.

I've bought Koa sides from Volcano Guitar Works in the past. According to their website they are still retailing wood, but apparently are no longer selling over the internet.

Josh

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Josh House

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Steve at CurlyKoa.com

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Bruce Creps at Notable Woods has some I'm sure. The hard thing right now is finding the really good stuff, the consistent tight curl and good color.

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Got mine from Shane at High Mountain

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Dave
Milton, ON

I have bought small boards, 1x2, 1x3 etc from either Bruce at Notable, or Volcano, and cut bidning strips from that .. doesnt get much cheaper and as others haven noted, it all matches.

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Tony Karol
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"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Bob Gleason at Pegasus has consistently sold me the most stunning high flame koa binding. I'll buy from no other source.

http://www.pegasusguitars.com/curly_koa ... aps_f.html

Thanks to all. Pegasus has great prices. I contacted them with an order. A lot of nice looking wood on that site.

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Kyle

Figured Australian blackwood is a good alternative. Both are acacias. Most people struggle to tell the difference.

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Trevor Gore, Luthier. Australian hand made acoustic guitars, classical guitars; custom guitar design and build; guitar design instruction.

http://www.goreguitars.com.au

Received my koa binding from Bob at Pegasus. Nice looking stuff,and the piece he used to package it with looks good too!

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Kyle