Check out my new Gil Yaron LP! (New Pics-Completed)

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Best guitar I have ever played. Pretty close to the Beauty of the Burst cover! Here are some finished pics:













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By the way, does anyone know what the grain running across it is called? Not the flame, but the other grain?
 
Stealthtastic":o6h3ds83 said:
By the way, does anyone know what the grain running across it is called? Not the flame, but the other grain?

sexy?
 
nice wood there and will make a very nice 59. What finish are you going with?
 
Stealthtastic":1rcv6hjm said:
By the way, does anyone know what the grain running across it is called? Not the flame, but the other grain?


That is the beginning of what would have become spalting, as in splated maple. That wood was cut a few years early for that process to complete.
 
rlord1974":1o46545w said:
What finish will it be, Todd? Cherry burst?

Per Gil....the spec finish will be “Lemon with very light red leftover” :rock:

The top on this one is 50 year old reclaimed maple.
 
dfrattaroli":2w2yq1pm said:
Stealthtastic":2w2yq1pm said:
By the way, does anyone know what the grain running across it is called? Not the flame, but the other grain?


That is the beginning of what would have become spalting, as in splated maple. That wood was cut a few years early for that process to complete.

I don't see anything there that looks like spalting, even early stages. The lines he's asking about is the actual wood grain. That's curly maple, thus the grain isn't straight.

Beautiful top on that guitar.
 
Even unfinished its beautiful. "Many men" have an inherent problem with expensive gear, but if this turns out to be your dream guitar, its worth every penny. I could not be a friend to those kind of men.
 
Stealthtastic":3hgifsaw said:
By the way, does anyone know what the grain running across it is called? Not the flame, but the other grain?
Maybe mineral streaks or fly spec?
 
Wow, what a great top. Eastern fiddleback maple has such beautiful cross-grain, as opposed to big leaf which is often dead straight even with a big figure.
 
All wrong. If you look close you can clearly see that's #47 maple.
 
Shandog":269yzqfz said:
All wrong. If you look close you can clearly see that's #47 maple.

I totally forgot that it's Friday. You're right.
 
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