CP: Busman Dymondwood!
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CP: Busman Dymondwood!
Got a special order for a Busman D in Dymondwood, so I made a second one at the same time, just in case the first "exploded". It didn't so here's the second:
Turns out that Dymondwood is available in a LOT of different colors from mild to wild. You can see them at:
http://rrpwhite.com/color%20chart.htm
This whistle is in #48, Alabaster.
I can make these in C,D, D+ and Eb. Due to the cost of the material and quirks in working it, I need to charge $15 USD above the given price of any whistle for one in Dymondwood (this wood is brittle to turn, so I have to take MANY shallow passes to remove excess material which takes about 3 times as long as a corresponding piece of regular wood).
This Dymondwood is waterproof, so no oiling is necessary. Let me know what you think of them. Paul
Turns out that Dymondwood is available in a LOT of different colors from mild to wild. You can see them at:
http://rrpwhite.com/color%20chart.htm
This whistle is in #48, Alabaster.
I can make these in C,D, D+ and Eb. Due to the cost of the material and quirks in working it, I need to charge $15 USD above the given price of any whistle for one in Dymondwood (this wood is brittle to turn, so I have to take MANY shallow passes to remove excess material which takes about 3 times as long as a corresponding piece of regular wood).
This Dymondwood is waterproof, so no oiling is necessary. Let me know what you think of them. Paul
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I can speak with experience about dymondwood.
It's a really neat material with tonal qualities very like wood in the instruments I've tried. But, completely maintenance free. I had no idea it came in so many colors.
Keep up the good work Paul.
Doc
It's a really neat material with tonal qualities very like wood in the instruments I've tried. But, completely maintenance free. I had no idea it came in so many colors.
Keep up the good work Paul.
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I forgot to mention that there IS no finish applied to this stuff. The color is totally impregnated into the laminate, and the shine you see is the actual Dymondwood sanded down to 2000 grit and polished with automotive buffing compound.Dave Parkhurst wrote:I have a Bob May uilleann chanter made of dymondwood...it rocks. Great tone, rock stable composition. I'll wager that a dymondwood whistle would be awesome, since it can be polished to an incredible finish.
Dave