snowdenn
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In my quest for the perfect ukulele (I know, I know), I've found mango to be one of my favorite tonewoods. The mango ukes I've played and seen are always all mango body affairs. I don't think I've come across mango in combination with other woods. This is in contrast to koa (my, uh, other favorite), which is also often used for the entire body, but occasionally paired with other woods.
I guess I'm curious if anybody's come across combinations of mango and other tonewoods. And I'm wondering why it's so uncommon to see mango with anything else. Actually, I'm kind of curious why mango is not commonly used outside of ukuleles. Like in guitars or other stringed instruments with soundboards.
Anyway, I think my ideal wood combination would be mango top with koa back and sides. Does anybody know why this isn't a thing?
Edit: I should add, I have heard of KoAloha's Naupaka, which is super interesting, but it's kind of a weird 50/50 thing. I think they were trying to evenly combine koa and mango. My understanding is that a soundboard is responsible for something like 80% of the sound an instrument produces. I'd love to see a soundboard that is completely mango in combination with another tonewood, particularly koa, for the back and sides.
I guess I'm curious if anybody's come across combinations of mango and other tonewoods. And I'm wondering why it's so uncommon to see mango with anything else. Actually, I'm kind of curious why mango is not commonly used outside of ukuleles. Like in guitars or other stringed instruments with soundboards.
Anyway, I think my ideal wood combination would be mango top with koa back and sides. Does anybody know why this isn't a thing?
Edit: I should add, I have heard of KoAloha's Naupaka, which is super interesting, but it's kind of a weird 50/50 thing. I think they were trying to evenly combine koa and mango. My understanding is that a soundboard is responsible for something like 80% of the sound an instrument produces. I'd love to see a soundboard that is completely mango in combination with another tonewood, particularly koa, for the back and sides.
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