Luigi Greco is selling off those body blanks one at a time. They typically go for ~$30. Check his feedback.
I picked up one because a hunk of mahogany that size would cost more than that - if you can even find Central or South American anywhere. This looks like Honduran to me, but I could be wrong. I'll probably never end up doing anything with it. :crying:
Thanks! I started a
new thread to give folks a heads-up and there was still some question about "authenticity".
Honduran was the standard for a long time but I didn't realize as far back as the '70's.
It wouldn't surprise me since Guild was supposed to have been using it in the '90's according to an old, old thread from years ago. I just remembered the comment.
HMMMMM... I just saw a website claiming Honduran's CITES listed on Appendix 1 (up there with Brazilian rosewood, extreme restrictions on trade) but I actually see all the "genuine" mahoganies on
Appendix 2 now, which is just "permits required for export".
Honduran 'hog was CITES listed in '75 so chances are good those pieces are Honduran, but the "replacement", Big Leaf Mahogany, didn't require permitting until '95.