Ray... that's a good point. After they have routed the neck blank to make a slot for the truss rod, there's not much material left for strengthening the neck. Here's a good looking five piece neck with the dark stain removed the old fashioned way!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Guild...924980?hash=item3d56d6d574:g:PfgAAOSwcN1aY5Sg
Here's the back of the Collings Ray. Very tight rosewood grain. I don't know if that's a bad or a good thing, but it's different from the rosewood used on most Guilds.
West
It's all good.
Ralph
I just find the conversation interesting Ralph, and am trying to learn. The problem is that I seem to get more confused as I read. I've just finished a couple of articles that state that Indian and Brazilian rosewood have roughly the same density, so that blows that theory.
: ) West
I'm also interested in the differences and similarities in Rosewood types and by all means still learning. It's always said that Brazilian Rosewood is best but then you wonder if Indian Rosewood was near extinction it would be the other way around.
Ralph
I'm also interested in the differences and similarities in Rosewood types and by all means still learning. It's always said that Brazilian Rosewood is best but then you wonder if Indian Rosewood was near extinction it would be the other way around.
Ralph
And there you have it, the difference I was talking about. Thanks for the rosewood back shot Ray....a beautiful back on that one. As I've said, all of my rosewood Guild guitars have sort of had a wide grained striped back and sides, the Collings has a much tighter grain. Again, I don't know enough about wood grain to tell you if tight grain is desirable, I would think the bump/thump test would probably be more predictive, but the fact remains that for whatever reason, Collings uses a rosewood that looks a bit different than many guitar builders. I don't see this conversation as a veer, but as directly related to "wood selection".
West
COLLINGS? With a G in it? Is that who you're talking about? His name was Bill COLLINGS........
Or are you talking about a different builder??