Greetings and welcome to today's auction. You are looking at an exceptional and extraordinary special, vintage and seasoned figured maple. This particular old billet has excellent "chatoyant" figuring coverage with radiating "ribbon flame" pattern and has developed a golden violin amber sapwood patina. This is 5A figuring at it's very finest, dense vivid with a very strong curl pattern structure that goes into the core!
Up for bid is for one (1) Vintage, "RIBBON FLAME", Luthier Electric Guitar Billet! This billet has developed creamier -violin amber sapwood color on the surface due to the patina over time. This billet is quartered cut. This is a must for those either doing a historical make-over* conversion, re-top on or newer LP instrument- you are looking at the most important ingredient in the equation, for a once in a lifetime project!
Dimensions (approximately):
18-7/8" long
7.00" wide
2.00" thick
Specifications:
Cream violin amber sapwood 2 face/2 sides. Quartered cut. Rough surfaced planed 2 face/2 side edges. Will require additional surfacing- prior to book-matching. Air dried/kiln dried seasoned approx. 10-11percent moisture content). Wood will need to be acclimated to your shops environmental conditions prior to fabrication so it is at workable moisture content. Ends sealed with Anchorseal. Images photographed outdoors with natural lighting conditions. Wood was brushed on all 4 sides with shellac/denatured alcohol mix to help show color, grain and figured (if any). Physical weight is approximately 5.70 pounds.
* SIDE NOTE: there is some natural staining/hard spalt like streaking on the outside corners into the side edge. There are a couple of gray mineral streaks. The one outside corner there is a remnant void of a branch knot.
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There will be adult signature required or signature confirmation due to the declared value of this item. Will ship only to Paypal confirmed address. International bidders are responsible for there countries additional custom duties, applicable taxes, VATS, etc.