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Wood has natural variation both within and between species
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^ I'm being thick - or too tired to think properly - but I can't guess what "GT" or "B's" means in that picture.
Gold top? But there's no reason why that should be heavier, if indeed those numbers suggest it would be heavier. Customs are always heavy, I wonder what weight code they are?
Also out of interest (or not) they now have the average weight as part of the information on the Gibson site....
LP Trad
Weight Relief: None
Average Weight (body only): 6 lbs
LP Classic
Weight Relief: 9 Hole
Average Weight (body only): 5 lbs. 14.4 oz
LP Standard HP
Weight Relief: Ultra-Modern
Average Weight (body only): 4lbs. 6.7oz
LP Studio
Weight Relief: Ultra-Modern
Average Weight (body only): 4lbs. 6.7oz
LP Faded
Weight Relief: Ultra Modern
Average Weight (body only): 4lbs. 6.7oz
LP Tribute
Weight Relief: 9 hole
Average Weight (body only): 5 lbs. 14 oz
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I've found more difference between the honduran variants than 2 or 3 types of African I have
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i have had some super light black limba, used it for the core of my double neck for that reason. But most has been average light mahogany weight. Never had any heavy stuff. Doesnt mean it doesn't exist
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Well I am in the process of making a Black Korina DC too (seems to be a popular choice at the moment
At the moment the body is just under 2" thick and weighs 6.5lbs
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I would have thought so??
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Hopefully that explains why your experiences of it are similar.
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the really light stuff - paler end of the spectrum than most black limba but still has the occasional orange bug stain and the dark streaks - no really black stripes though.
the first bit from larry davis in 2004 - light to medium weight. - clean black streaks and plenty or orange bug holes
and a medium weight bit - unusually dark down the middle with a really clear orange bug streak. the ginger patches in the dark section attracted me to it, but they turned quite dark fairly quickly
and some normal korina
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The bright orange streaks are always accompanied by a small bug hole- the colour is a reaction to the bug attack
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Went out to David Dykes today looking for some black Korina . He has lots of it, but very little of the very dark stained type. I did manage to find two that looked very interesting and colourful. But as usual, if it's colourful and got some orange in it, you can be sure there's gonna be wormholes to go with them, which there is. Both pieces are exceedingly heavy, but they are well oversize. I would imagine the one that's going to be a superstrat, at least 50 percent of the wood will go in the bin. The second piece, I'm thinking of making a LPJ DC from it, I've put the LPJ jig on it and there's loads of extra wood, possibly enough to make the neck from. I'm still thinking about that.
Interestingly, when I looked at the plan Korina its almost identical to Idigbo apart from the weight as Idigbo is considerably lighter.
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the bug holes accompanying the orange streaks are rarely big enough to be an issue.
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Remember.....the heavier the Norlin.....the heavier the removed mahogany sections are going to be. (FACT).
Anybody see any hiccups with this plan??