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SimoSimo Frets: 44
edited June 2021 in Made in the UK
No doubt some of you will know me from the old UKGB Forum, and may of purchased wood from me before. I’ve just launched a shop on my website, with a small selection of wood for guitar builders. I’ll mainly be selling bookmatched tops for solid body guitars/basses, although I might occasionally have some fretboards or body and neck blanks.

I’ll be adding more items to the shop over the coming weeks/months.
To begin with I have some Pommele Sapele and some stunning Italian Olive.

I’ll update this thread when new stock is added. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask, or send me a PM/email.

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  • rsvmarkrsvmark Frets: 1373
    Bottom right looks like Saurons face! Welcome and hope you stick around
    An official Foo liked guitarist since 2024
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3489
    The Sapele is lovely.  IMO a shame the sets are electric sized and not acoustic sized, Pomelle figure Sapele makes divine back and sides for acoustic guitars, especially when quarter sawn (like the one in the top left?)
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28280
    Lovely looking guitars on your website!

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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    Cheers guys
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  • FatPeteFatPete Frets: 683
    They seem good value (damn you).
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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    Another Italian Olive top added to the shop: 

    https://image.ibb.co/hTfuY8/ol5.jpg

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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    Thanks to everyone who's purchased wood from me over the last month The discount code has now expired, however I've just reduced all 3 remaining Pommele Sapele tops by £10 each! UK postage is just £5 (flat rate).
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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    I've just added 3 Bubinga tops to the shop.. Maple tops will follow sometime within the next week, including a couple of really nice Birdseye tops.

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  • hubobuloushubobulous Frets: 2352
    The 'Erica' guitar on your site is beautiful. What neck profile is that?
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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    The 'Erica' guitar on your site is beautiful. What neck profile is that?
    Thanks. That was a quite a special guitar to build, it was commissioned by a friend in memory of his daughter.

    I carve my necks by hand, working to exact measurements at various points of the neck in terms of thickness.. but as for the overall shape, I don't really aim for any particular traditional profile as such.
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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    Birdseye Maple (and plain Maple) tops just added:

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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    Bank Holiday SALE - 25% off all wood orders!
    Enter this code: ABH25 at the checkout and 25% will be discounted from your order.
    Offer ends at midnight Monday 27th



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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    Just a quick update to mention that the web shop will be closed temporarily for 2 weeks from this Sunday (Sep 9th - 23rd). Thanks to everyone who's placed an order, there's still a few tops left.. more stock will be added soon.


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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    A couple more tops just added..
    A thin, but nicely figured Pommele Sapele set and some nice flat sawn Maple, at the bargain price of just £18 each


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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    Just a couple of Sapele tops left, more stock will be cut and listed in the new year:


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  • SimoSimo Frets: 44
    edited June 2021
    I've been busy with building instruments recently, so no bookmatched tops available at the moment I'm afraid.
    However, I've just added a few body blanks to the shop.

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