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The Trouble with Korina: Great for Guitars, Tough for Luthiers
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 nocaster |
The Trouble with Korina: Great for Guitars, Tough for Luthiers |
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Posts: 18490 Sat, May 24, 2008 00:00:36 The Big FIBer |
i feel the weight of the world on my shoulder; as i'm gettin
older ya'll people gets colder
most of us only care about money-makin; selfishness got us followin the wrong direction wrong information always shown by the media; negative images is the main criteria infecting the [people's] minds faster than bacteria; [peeps] wanna act like what they see in the cinema |
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Posts: 1222 Mon, May 26, 2008 01:48:23 Contributing Silver Member |
Great article, thanks! Fret-King has used korina for several years now. I'd consider buying one of their Esprit models if I wanted an Explorer-type
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Posts: 23 Tue, May 27, 2008 01:23:18 |
Yes, I enjoyed the article. Thanks for posting it.
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Posts: 1170 Thu, Mar 19, 2009 18:34:28 FIB Humble Man of Steel |
Interesting article, but it should be titled, "Korina, good for guitars, bad for evil, corporate, money-grubbing, mass producers of guitars". I
wouldn't think most real Luthiers would have a problem using Korina.
Blah Blah Woof
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-Jimi Hendrix |
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Posts: 5 Sat, May 16, 2009 03:23:28 |
Good article. I was considering doing a korina project. Does anyone know if there are any tonal character differences between black and white korina?
BA |
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Posts: 796 Sat, May 16, 2009 21:20:11 Contributing Silver Member |
Horsecrappy!!
Korina is one of the easiest woods to plain, route or sand. I bought a slab of 8/4 Black Limba that was enough to make seven one-piece bodies for a little over $300. The only caveat is my bodies are under 12" width. Still!! I have never had the router tear outs with Black Limba that I've had with Alder or Mahogany. Black Limba is probably 4 - 5 bucks a board foot more than mid-line mahogany. White limba was no different. Great wood. |
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Posts: 1 Mon, Jun 29, 2009 23:20:28 |
I'm getting the Korina Jones.........I might have to go see Tommy.........I wanna build a Korina Firebird........
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