Timber

Palo Escrito Binding on Rosewood Guitar “SP1.”

I am using the Timber Palo Escrito in this SHOWCASE as a binding Timber, later in this series I will Build a Guitar from this Beautiful Timber which has been used for years by the Natives of Paracho Mexico as a premiere Tonewood.

However, as a Binding timber, particularly when contrasted between Indian Rosewood and a Spruce, in this case Sitka, it was “exquisite”.

I was looking for a contrasting binding to marry the Rosewood set to the Sitka and “Vole” right under my nose ,so to speak,was a liteish caramel brown timber with a pinkish colour through the grain, it made the statement that I wanted without being— “out there”.

Palo Escrito is a true Rosewood, however it differs from Indian Rosewood visually, with a slightly wider grain,and in my view, substantially more figure , it’s also much lighter.

I used the Palo Escrito as binding on project “SP 1.” together with a 1.4 mm B/W/B, Fiber and Timber veneer Purfling. There was no doubt that use of the larger Purfling would be challenging, particularly in the Horizontal plain, but very effective ,if I could pull it off —which I am pleased to say, I did.

I will let the Pictures Talk for themselves before I send this over to “Special Projects for the fitting of the neck,bridge and Final set -up.

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