French Bass full restoration

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Scott Pope

A very dark hardwood, like rosewood, walnut or ebony, so as not to detract from the flame?

Rosewood or Ebony will move and shrink at a much greater rate than Maple throughout the seasons. Also, they are Oily woods and should be de-resinated befor gluing. On the Loveri, we used Tropical Walnut which I supplied, aged in my stock for over 15 years.