Ya know what? I could live with that. 8)wileypickett said:Before Taylor arrived in the Cameroon, the three trees that weren't black were just left lying on the ground, because the perception was that builders didn't want striated ebony.
Taylor was, understandably, horrified at the waste. He's met with a number of builders, Martin and Guild among them, who agree with him. He will be supplying those companies with ebony, so you will see striated fingerboards on Guilds.
In some industries hard-ball is played when a customer says: "You gotta give me some of the good stuff along with the "everyday whitebread" or I won't buy anything from you"Ridgemont said:I applaud Bob Taylor for doing what he did. But, now that he controls the import of ebony, both solid black and striated, how will it be distributed? I hope Bob Taylor doesn't tarnish his reputation by keeping the "good" solid black ebony for his company while divvying out the "second tier scraps" to the rest of the builders.
Bob Taylor addresses that exact concern at the end of page 16 in Wood & Steel!Ridgemont said:But, now that he controls the import of ebony, both solid black and striated, how will it be distributed? I hope Bob Taylor doesn't tarnish his reputation by keeping the "good" solid black ebony for his company while divvying out the "second tier scraps" to the rest of the builders.