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Senior Padma, yeah I know 20yrs is almost forever, I probably won't ever get mine either......you can come check her out any time you want, but she does live with another man now so she's forever taken.......Mahogany neck with cocobolo center strip bordered by ebony.

Cheerios,

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Gwaltney Guitars

Maple bindings on Cocobolo? Man, you're a glutton for punishment!

Another beauty, Greg.

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Yeah, you're right about that, darn cocobolo is a mess with maple.

Hope all is well up your way?

Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

Folks,

By sheer coincidence, I'm about to build an OM for a chap that wants cocobolo b/s, sinker redwood soundboard, and flamed maple bindings - almost exactly the same as this wonderful guitar!!

These last couple of posts have me worried about the binding! Is the problem bleed from the coco to the light colored maple? If I use vinyl sealer on the maple bindings, will that keep them from getting bled into enough? Are there any tricks of the trade I should know about here? All help and guidance gratefully received.

Thanks,
Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

One thing I was thinking about is to avoid using stuff like denatured alcohol/acetone to wipe down the cocobolo, it will definitely stain the maple......really not a big deal though, no worries.

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Stet - my guy has changed his mind and wants ebony binding now - whew!! Better get on with it....

Did I say what a fantastic looking guitar it is Greg? Good stuff!!

Cheers,
Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

Ebony makes life easier, good for you......I'm building another cocobolo guitar right now with Macassar Ebony binding, looks great too......thanks for the kind words.

Greg

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