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A quote from Leslie Nielsen
"How can you say that? When I sank every penny I had into buying that 1,000 acres of Brazilian rain forest. Then I had it slashed and burned so we could build our dream house. And if you think it's easy displacing a tribe of pygmies, you try it sometime."
jbhafner
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the24thfret,
I believe the law in Hawaii states that the trees have to fall down by themselves before they can be used for anything. So...no! Nobody is flocking over to the islands to just cut down Koa trees. Often there is a shortage on Koa for this very reason. I believe it may be the same for mahogany woods in certain places as well.
I believe the law in Hawaii states that the trees have to fall down by themselves before they can be used for anything. So...no! Nobody is flocking over to the islands to just cut down Koa trees. Often there is a shortage on Koa for this very reason. I believe it may be the same for mahogany woods in certain places as well.
Big Poppa
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thanks JB
There is a ban on any Koa now....any you find is among the last you'll see.
There is a ban on any Koa now....any you find is among the last you'll see.
MesaBeno
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In that case is there perhaps any plan to continue with a model similar to the koa (mahogany body and neck, ebony board, gold hardware, etc) but using a different wood for the top?
Sweat
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whitestrat
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Does anyone know the list of the new colours launched at Summer NAMM yet? has the list been announced?
no (expect the people actually deciding that of course!)
beachjammer
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I'm drooling over the Koa BFR JP6! That's one sweet machine!
PeteDuBaldo
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<--- twiddles thumbs and chuckles.
I b'leeb the number of new colors is less than or equal to 10 or greater than or equal to 10.
petruccirocks02
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<--- twiddles thumbs and chuckles.
I b'leeb the number of new colors is less than or equal to 10 or greater than or equal to 10.
Damn, I hate teasing. BTW Pete, I shot you another email, not sure if you got it or not, but in 2 or 3 weeks I'm gonna see if I can drop a deposit on that Koa. I'll keep ya posted.
-Phil
whitestrat
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<--- twiddles thumbs and chuckles.
I b'leeb the number of new colors is less than or equal to 10 or greater than or equal to 10.
Pete, your'e a meanie...
Anyways, I'm holding my new Silo order until I see the latest colours... Don't want to commit something I might regret later... Heh.
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petruccirocks02
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BP, does that mean that the Koa JP's aren't coming out? Also, if they still are coming out, is it gonna be like a one time run?
-Phil
PeteDuBaldo
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Phil,
Got your message at the store this evening. Further sales/export/harvesting of koa are banned - EB already has some koa on hand. Unless the laws change, once the existing supply is gone, it is gone forever.
Got your message at the store this evening. Further sales/export/harvesting of koa are banned - EB already has some koa on hand. Unless the laws change, once the existing supply is gone, it is gone forever.
petruccirocks02
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Wow, thats nuts. Koa is such an amazing looking wood too. I'll be calling you either this week or next week to set up the deposit for the Koa JP6. Thanks for the info Pete!
-Phil
Big Poppa
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There will always be the random log of koa floating around.....It is just going to get rarer and rarer. I bought a brazilan Rosewood Santa Cruz new at the show.....That stuf is like gold.
I dont want to create any artificial urgency but the fact is that you cant cut the trees and you cant export it. I also dont want to say that if Dargie finds a trreasure trove of any great wood that we wouldnt make a few more bfrs/.
I dont want to create any artificial urgency but the fact is that you cant cut the trees and you cant export it. I also dont want to say that if Dargie finds a trreasure trove of any great wood that we wouldnt make a few more bfrs/.
petruccirocks02
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Thanks for the info, Sterling! I'm calling Pete either this week or next week to order one. I've wanted one since I saw the pics. Thanks for giving me some serious GAS with these Koa's. Can't wait to get one.
-Phil
Big Poppa
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Phil you are a sick man!
Astrofreq
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Man, I hope that ebony fretboards get extended into the options available. The black looks so good with the black pickups and body. Rosewood feels great, but clashes with all the other colors happening on the axis.
