African Walnut

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mac007
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African Walnut

Post by mac007 » Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:07 am

Hi,

Some time ago when AFT was still trading in Port Melbourne I found a board of dark timber with MATON chalked on it. The guy said it was ordered by Maton guitars but they never picked it up so I could buy it which I did.
I made a chambered solid body using the ( I believe it is African Walnut) timber as a cap.
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It has a distinctive cinnamon aroma when planed or cut.

Any idea where I might get some to build an acoustic?

I think it is different to American Walnut ( I have a new Gibson G45 and the walnut B&S are quite different in colour and grain)

Thanks for any comments

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Re: African Walnut

Post by kiwigeo » Wed Jul 20, 2022 9:47 am

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