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Unread 06-22-2012, 12:10 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Brazilian vs honduran mahogany??

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Originally Posted by bruce bennett View Post
least amount of "Grain defects" and "Grain runout" like knots, bug bites, whorles, shakes, cracks, checks, powder post beeltes, borer bee hives, wood wasps, etc etc,

and I know Terry Atkins (head luthier for Washbutt) hes another Chattanooga boy...he doesn't tap tune anything.
Big thanks. So since I can't buy in bulk is there any way to check for this stuff? Obviously I can see the grain in pics but as far as the other things? I'm in Tampa so no clue if a lumber yard carrying this stuff would be common.

So any chance of getting to chat with Terry?
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