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BILLETS for PARTS

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Spanish Cedar
(Cedrela odorata)
Guitar Binding Billets

These billets were cut from over 30 year old stock that came from a retired patternmaker. Very nice quality.

#IW13750A 3 ¾ x 4”+ x 30” $68.75
#IW13750B 3 ¾ x 4 1/8 x 29 7/8” $68.75-sold

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Spanish Cedar
(Cedrela odorata)
Blanks for Instrument Bindings

These billets were cut from over 30 year old stock that came from a retired patternmaker. Very nice quality.

#IW13749A 1 x 1 x 30” $4.50
#IW13749B 1 x 1 13/16 x 30” $8.00-sold
#IW13749C 1 x 2 ½ x 30” $11.50-sold
#IW13749D 11/16 x 4 x 30” $13.75
#IW13749E ¾ x 3 15/16 x 30” $13.75
#IW13749F 11/16 x 7 7/8 x 30” $27.00
#IW13749G 11/16 x 7 7/8 x 29 7/8” $27.00

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Figured Hard Maple
(Acer saccharum)
for Instrument Bridge Plates & Truss Rod Fillets

#IW13909A 1 x 1 15/16 x 24” $8.50
#IW13909B 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 24” $14.75
#IW13909C 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 23 7/8” $14.75
#IW13909D 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 23 7/8” $14.75
#IW13909E 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 23 7/8” $14.75

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Genuine Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Guitar End & Neck Blocks

#IW13915A 1 15/16 x 4 ¾ x 17 3/8” $17.00
#IW13915B 1 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 24 1/8” $24.00-sold
#IW13915C 2 x 4 13/16 x 24 1/8” $24.00

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Brazilian Pernambuco (Guilandina echinata) click on photo for close-up Also called Ibirapitanga and Pau Brazil, this once important dyewood gave origin to the name of Brazil. Pernambuco has a light to bright orange color and is fine-grained, hard, and heavy. Suitable for instrument bindings, inlays, end pins, etc. May have some small defects common to the species. #IW12873A ¾ x 1 ¾ x 38 ¼” $20.00 #IW12873B-sold 1 x 1 ¾ x 39 ¾” $30.00 #IW12873C-sold #IW12873D 15/16 x 1 ¾ x 39 5/8” $25.00 #IW12873E 1 3/16 x 1 ¾ x 29 ½” $32.00

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Purpleheart
(Peltogyne sp.)
Guitar Neck Stringer Blanks

#IW12825A 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 30 ¼” $24.50-sold
#IW12825B 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 30 ¼” $24.50-sold
#IW12825C 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 30 ¼” $24.50-sold
#IW12825D 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 30 ¼” $24.50-sold
#IW12825E 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 30 ¼” $24.50-sold
#IW12825F 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 30 ¼” $24.50

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Mixed Species
for Instrument Rosettes

Pieces for tiling together guitar and other instrument rosettes. Amboyna Burl, Masur Birch, Maidou Burl, Red Palm, Snakewood and Thuya Burl.

#IW12922
net weight 11 lbs.
$50.00/lot

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African Blackwood
(Dalbergia melanoxylon)
for Instrument Parts

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The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Slightly oily to the touch. By far most Blackwood is used in the manufacture of turned woodwind instruments such as flutes, clarinets, fifes, piccolos, bagpipes, etc. It also is superb for acoustic guitar backs & sides, fingerboards, bridge blanks, peghead veneers, etc. Its stability, oily nature, resistance to moisture, and lovely tonal qualities make it superior to other timbers.

#IW8606A 5/8 x 2 x 24 ½” $41.00
#IW8606B 9/16 x 2 ¾-2 7/8 x 25 ½” $52.00-sold
#IW8606C 1 x 1 15/16 x 12 ¼” $37.50
#IW8606D 1 5/8 x 3 x 12” $82.50-sold
#IW8606E 1 15/16 x 5 x 14 ½” $100.00-sold
#IW8606F 1 15/16 x 3-3 ½ x 24 3/8” $217.50-sold

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Snakewood (Piratinera guianensis) Guitar Bindings Each is a bundle of 6 pieces. Perfect pieces with classic markings the full lengths. #IW11132A approx. 3/32 x 5/16 x 36” $120.00 #IW11132B-sold approx. 3/32 x 7/16 x 36 ¼” $120.00 #IW11132C-sold approx. 3/32 x ¼ x 36” $120.00 #IW11132D approx. 3/32 x ¼ x 36” $120.00 #IW11132E-sold approx. 3/32 x ¼ x 36” $120.00

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Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri) for Instrument Parts A fairly rare wood from Southern Africa ranging in color from light pink to watermelon red. At one time it was described as being “rarer than diamonds”. It is very dense, hard and heavy and takes a very high polish. Beautiful for turnery, inlays and other precious items. #IW9948A-sold 1 x 2 ½ x 12” $25.00 #IW9948B 13/16 x 3 x 12 5/8” $25.00

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Goldfield Burl
for Instrument Rosettes

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#IW9568A 2 ¼ x 4 x 8” $12.00-sold
#IW9568B 2 ¼ x 3 ½ x 8” $13.00
#IW9568C 3 ½ x 4 ¾ x 9 ¼” $24.00-sold
#IW9568D 3 ½ x 5 ¾ x 9 ¼” $30.00-sold
#IW9568E 2 ¾ x 7 ½ x 9 ½” $32.50-sold

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Amboyna Burl
(Pterocarpus indicus)
for Instrument Rosettes

A beautiful example of one of the world’s rarest burls. Prized for precious woodworks for centuries, wood of this quality is getting scarce.

#IW9574A 2 7/8 x 4 ½ x 6” $22.00-sold
#IW9574B 1 1/16 x 3 5/8 x 9 5/8” $14.00
#IW9574C 1 1/16 x 4-4 ¾ x 10 ½” $22.00-sold
#IW9574D 1 1/8-3 x 2 ¼-3 ¾ x 12 ½” $34.00-sold
#IW9574E 1 x 3 ¾ x 12” $17.50-sold
#IW9574F 2 ¼ x 3 ¾ x 12 5/8” $42.50-sold

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Macassar Ebony (Diospyros celebica) Instrument Binding Billets #IW8233A 1 ½ x 3 ¼ x 35” $77.00 #IW8233B-sold 1 7/16 x 3 x 36 ½” $74.00

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