Author Topic: Local wood for guitar body (Read 129507 times)

alex_kayat · « **on:** January 25, 2008, 01:11:23 PM »

Maganda kaya tone kung gagamit ng mga lumber natin for guitar body? Woods like Yakal, Nara, Kamagong, Lauan, Mangga, Santol, Langka, Bayabas, etc. May nakita ko ginawa Coco Lumber top, ewan ko lang ano tunog nun.

Ganito sana kasi shape balak ko pagawa.

mahavishnu · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2008, 02:10:00 PM »

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,27131.0.html

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php?topic=57475.10

RJ UBEr jam · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2008, 09:58:06 AM »

Eto yung Guitar body na ginawa ko out of our native na kahoy Guijo(see attched pic). . . marami rami narin ako nagagawa guitar bodies out of kahoy na nakikita dito sa atin. . . like yakal, narra, acacia etc. . .

pwede mo gamitin most of Native na kahoy dito sa atin specially kung solid body ang gagawin mo. . . kaya lang siguro i consider mo kung ano yung tunog na gusto mo. . kasi nag vavary yung tunog sa klase nung wood. . . lahat ng kahoy posses its own timbre pag ginawa mo body ng guitar(parang tao kanya kanya boses). . . generally pag mabigat yung wood(hard wood talaga like guijo) solid talaga tunog and have good sustain. . . this wood and pickup combination gives a good heavy rock or metal sound when bridge pickup is used. . also a nice twangy sound if neck pickup is swithed to single coil configuration. . (also consider kung ano gagamitin mo pickup, hardware also the paint. . syempre lahat na yan mag bubuo nung over all tonality nung guitar na gagawin mo)

Pero favorite ko Guijo. . . . solid talaga tunog and sustain . . . mag workout ka lang dahil kung gano sya kabigat tunog. . . ganun din sya kabigat talaga. .

From tokai silverstar yung neck(maple) psensahan nyo na yung sobra sticker. . .

Neck is due for replacement. . recently naka hanap ako ng carvin neck. . . post it later nalang. . .

alex_kayat · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2008, 12:13:20 PM »

Mga Sir OK sa guitara at sa mg info.

Sir RJ, gusto ko din gayahin yung position ng volume knobs nyo. Ayaw ko kasi masyado malapit sa pup.

RJ UBEr jam · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2008, 03:36:20 PM »

it takes a lot of effort para gumawa ng gitara. . . just cover all the bases learn about details para mas maganda kalabasan. . . rock on bro!

jhay_609 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2008, 07:48:32 PM »

pm sent po sir RJ

toybitz · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2008, 08:04:19 PM »

philippine mahogany

edalbkrad · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2008, 11:06:29 PM »

diba sa cebu they use langka for acoustic guitars

killjom · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2008, 11:10:00 PM »

narra nlang.. talagang matibay.. good sound.. kaso very heavy.. meron akong rj na made out of narra na sobrang bigat pero hanggang ngayon napakaganda ng tunog..

nitotela · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2008, 04:41:26 PM »

RJ UBEr jam what tool do you use to cut the body of guitar in shape?have you also tried to cut a guitar neck?

RJ UBEr jam · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2008, 08:07:27 PM »

Quote from: nitotela on January 29, 2008, 04:41:26 PM

RJ UBEr jam what tool do you use to cut the body of guitar in shape?have you also tried to cut a guitar neck?

1.Electric Jigsaw, ang gamit ko dun sa pag cut nung body. .
Hint dun sa mga gagawa ng body; form the start bumibili ako ng wood sa mga gumagawa ng furniture sa mga province na nadadaanan ko. . trabaho ko kasi travel all over luzon kaya bili ako sa isabela or pangasinan. . size(20 X 16 X 2 inches) patuyuin ko ng nga 1 year kung minsan naarawan and ulanan. . Kailangan dry talaga yung wood para di mag warp) then dalahin ko sa uli sa furn shop pa planer ko sa kapal na gusto ko. . . gawa ako ng template ng shape nung guitar na gusto ko. . . then trace ko dun sa wood then cut ko ng jigsaw. . . then shaping. . . chisel, martilyo, woodfile, sandpaper, drill, screwdriver etc. . .

2. Yap, Gumawa na rin ako ng neck (nung wala pa ko pambili late 1980,s), out of big slab of good hardwood(guijo, my favorite wood: parang maple din sya: correct me if im wrong pls.) shape it(very very hard labor) then carefully pantayin yung magiging fretboard then decide yung gusto mo scale length nung guitar para sa sukat nung spacing ng frets, meron formula para ma compute yun, di ko maalala. . post ko, next wik, nasa prob ung kodigo ko. . (Drawback: wala truss rod) pro wala naman ako na experience na nag warp nun. . mga 20 guitars siguro na sell ko sa mga barkada ko na bands na tumutugtog sa shakeys nun. . . mga patay na cguro(joke

). . este veteran na ngayon. . .
meron ako souveneir na guitar kaya lang nasa california, its is still very nice and sound good, , made of narra yung body. . . picturan ko pag balik ko dun sa feb. . yabang. . hehe. .

Baka tanong mo ano na ko ngayon. . . Comm. engr. sa Transco. . . hobby ko lang making and Playing guitar. . . . Band: "Pangas band" kasama ko si tubero. .

hikli tanong nitotela. . . kwento na buhay

hope that helps!

stringman · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2011, 08:22:45 AM »

Let me resurrect this thread.

Marami ako nakikitang furniture stores along the province highways. Like Tagaytay and even going to Nueva Ecija. What are the available local woods we have here?

rowley75 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2011, 08:40:00 AM »

Quote from: toybitz on January 28, 2008, 08:04:19 PM

philippine mahogany

+1 to this. Arched top this and own! but this one is cool too. http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,202971.0.html
but i think it's a hell of a heavy guitar.

Saxtone · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2011, 09:23:50 AM »

Quote from: RJ UBEr jam on January 29, 2008, 08:07:27 PM

1.Electric Jigsaw, ang gamit ko dun sa pag cut nung body. .
Hint dun sa mga gagawa ng body; form the start bumibili ako ng wood sa mga gumagawa ng furniture sa mga province na nadadaanan ko. . trabaho ko kasi travel all over luzon kaya bili ako sa isabela or pangasinan. . size(20 X 16 X 2 inches) patuyuin ko ng nga 1 year kung minsan naarawan and ulanan. . Kailangan dry talaga yung wood para di mag warp) then dalahin ko sa uli sa furn shop pa planer ko sa kapal na gusto ko. . . gawa ako ng template ng shape nung guitar na gusto ko. . . then trace ko dun sa wood then cut ko ng jigsaw. . . then shaping. . . chisel, martilyo, woodfile, sandpaper, drill, screwdriver etc. . .

2. Yap, Gumawa na rin ako ng neck (nung wala pa ko pambili late 1980,s), out of big slab of good hardwood(guijo, my favorite wood: parang maple din sya: correct me if im wrong pls.) shape it(very very hard labor) then carefully pantayin yung magiging fretboard then decide yung gusto mo scale length nung guitar para sa sukat nung spacing ng frets, meron formula para ma compute yun, di ko maalala. . post ko, next wik, nasa prob ung kodigo ko. . (Drawback: wala truss rod) pro wala naman ako na experience na nag warp nun. . mga 20 guitars siguro na sell ko sa mga barkada ko na bands na tumutugtog sa shakeys nun. . . mga patay na cguro(joke ). . este veteran na ngayon. . .
meron ako souveneir na guitar kaya lang nasa california, its is still very nice and sound good, , made of narra yung body. . . picturan ko pag balik ko dun sa feb. . yabang. . hehe. .

Baka tanong mo ano na ko ngayon. . . Comm. engr. sa Transco. . . hobby ko lang making and Playing guitar. . . . Band: "Pangas band" kasama ko si tubero. .

hikli tanong nitotela. . . kwento na buhay

hope that helps!

Sir RJ Do you accept custom jobs? haha nagpagawa kasi ako custom neck body nalang kulang.
pa PM naman ng contacts and location thanks

guitarman8294 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2011, 10:52:06 AM »

Quote from: alex_kayat on January 25, 2008, 01:11:23 PM

Maganda kaya tone kung gagamit ng mga lumber natin for guitar body? Woods like Yakal, Nara, Kamagong, Lauan, Mangga, Santol, Langka, Bayabas, etc. May nakita ko ginawa Coco Lumber top, ewan ko lang ano tunog nun.

Ganito sana kasi shape balak ko pagawa.

Langka ata pwede sa body, and kamagong para sa fretboard..

deadlifted · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2011, 03:09:01 PM »

check my sig, all made by Max Rufo. contact number on my sig too:

the flying V has a ~3mm narra top. phil mahogany body, kamagong neck and fretboard. low middy itong guitar

the Iceman/explorer hybrid has a phil mahogany body, maple top, kamagong neck and fretboard. nice balanced tone with a bit of mid scoop. chambered din kasi tong guitar.

the tele - ash body, maple board but with a macopa neck. one of my best sounding guitars. dati may maple neck/rosewood board na nakalagay dito. nung pinapalitan ko ng macopa neck, naging brighter at punchier. maybe its the maple board or the macopa neck or combination of both, i don't know. basta mas masaya ako with the new neck.

ARTificial · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2011, 03:26:04 PM »

Hmmmm.. Mukhang okay 'to ah.. matagal ko na rin gustong mag custom ng guitar eh.. nakakuha ako ng idea dito, tamang tama taga angono ako at dikit naman kami ni Nemiranda (Sikat ng iskultor/artist) Pwede akong magpaturo sa kanyang mag ukit, tutal may konting naman akong Background sa sculpture kasi FineArts Grad. ako. hehe
Goodluck nalang. after 5 years siguro tapos ko na yun.

siore · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2011, 05:31:49 PM »

Anyone have more info on the wood they call "igim"?? I don't know if it's spelled that way, but they use it in cebu for the acoustics.

r_chino18 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2011, 05:35:50 PM »

Quote from: siore on February 05, 2011, 05:31:49 PM

Anyone have more info on the wood they call "igim"?? I don't know if it's spelled that way, but they use it in cebu for the acoustics.

My mom asked me the other day kung may alam din daw ba ako yungkol sa wood na yan. May nagbebenta kasi ng furniture sa kanya na ganyan daw ang kahoy. Don't really know much about it though.

jbarot · « **Reply #19 on:** February 05, 2011, 06:41:18 PM »

Quote from: r_chino18 on February 05, 2011, 05:35:50 PM

My mom asked me the other day kung may alam din daw ba ako yungkol sa wood na yan. May nagbebenta kasi ng furniture sa kanya na ganyan daw ang kahoy. Don't really know much about it though.

send me a plank and let's see what happens

free ba

hehehe

siore · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2011, 12:19:06 AM »

Quote from: r_chino18 on February 05, 2011, 05:35:50 PM

My mom asked me the other day kung may alam din daw ba ako yungkol sa wood na yan. May nagbebenta kasi ng furniture sa kanya na ganyan daw ang kahoy. Don't really know much about it though.

It definitely perked my interest. Prior to my cebu trip, I haven't heard of it.

Oh, and "banuyo" as well.

maxi_musikero · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2011, 04:32:04 PM »

since there's just too much in the equation of good electric guitar tone, i guess using local wood would not be too much of an issue. but in an acoustic guitar, wood is IT.

i guess most of the local woods are already mentioned above. i can add Merbau (Ipil) - a very resonant tonewood according to my luthier in Cebu.

jbarot · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2011, 05:09:12 PM »

Quote from: maxi_musikero on February 06, 2011, 04:32:04 PM

since there's just too much in the equation of good electric guitar tone, i guess using local wood would not be too much of an issue. but in an acoustic guitar, wood is IT.

yep. and more of the top and its bracing. torres once made a guitar with paper mache back and sides to prove that the top is IT. it was done again by an american and posted his work on the official luthiers forum. it sounded pretty good. but to me there's nothing prettier than a good back and side set on a great sounding guitar...

but if you look at instruments from all over, the luthiers made them from local wood. before free trade and all they made do with what was available and i guess the yardstick was set. i often wondered what if stardivarius only had malungay for tonewood and leo fender only had santol. we'd probably GAS over malungay and santol guitars today

i say its ok to build with what we have locally, basta quartersawn

alex_kayat · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2011, 06:06:09 PM »

Gusto ko sana talaga try pa custom made, kaso matagal saka mahal din aabutin. By the way, yung RJ guitars ba gawa ba locally? If local, malamang madami na sila nagawang guitars from local woods at alam na nila kung anong kahoy maganda tumunog.

guitarman8294 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2011, 06:21:15 PM »

Quote from: alex_kayat on February 06, 2011, 06:06:09 PM

Gusto ko sana talaga try pa custom made, kaso matagal saka mahal din aabutin. By the way, yung RJ guitars ba gawa ba locally? If local, malamang madami na sila nagawang guitars from local woods at alam na nila kung anong kahoy maganda tumunog.

ung RJ guitars noon imported woods pero dito gumagawa ng guitars. ngaun nag iimport nalang ata sila ng guitars.

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