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Location: San Bernardino, California | Never heard of leopard wood. Did Ovation ever use it?
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | BruDev
I don't believe I've ever seen an Ovation with that type of wood. From my experience of cutting down trees in Ohio for use in a sawmill, that is probably curly maple, a type of wood that has a grain that is as convoluted as God's beard. It cannot be split with an axe, and it is hard and dense as anything you can imagine. A veneer from that wood, would have a pattern like that, I seriously doubt that it would have any acoustic properties as it would tend to dampen sound because of it's dense and twisted character. Probably a good visual cover for an electric, where it cant affect sound.
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Location: Midland, MI | Leopard wood is actually Flindersia Collina, a variety of Ash found in South America and Australia, but maybe other places, too. |
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Location: Omaha | The back of the headstock shown in the bottom photo is a different guitar than the one in the rest of the pictures...did he just get confused, or did he not want to "amplify" the big "birthmark" on the back of the guitar's headstock (in the middle maple section)?
Hmmm...
I do like some aspects of the design, and the way the strap knobs are "hidden" on the back. Looks like it would be comfortable to play. |
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Location: Midland, MI | In looking at it again, I see what you mean about the different headstock pics. Who knows. It looks like a rather intriguing piece...I'm especially drawn to those 'crop circle' fret markers, although I'm not sure why. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Ovation never used that wood. |
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Interesting wood