African Mahogany Bass / Electric Guitar Carved Top

• Aproximate measurements: (500/550x170/200x16 mm)x2

• Botanical name: Khaya ivorensis

• Origin: West Africa

• Density: 490-530 kg/m³

• African Mahogany Carved Top for Electric Guitar and Bass is a very good option for those who want to beautify their Guitar Body with a medium thickness (16 mm), perfect to carve and shape the Guitar Body Top and thus recreate the great Carved Tops designs. On the other hand, it allows an easier carving than the thicker ones, reducing the weight of the instrument and of course spending less money, having at the end a great guitar.
   
  As for the African Mahogany, also known as Red Khaya, wood is a pale pink which darkens to dark brown with a golden glow. It has an average texture and it is a lightweight, easy drying and stable wood. The fiber can be straight or interlaced and the grain is medium. The drying rate is fast and it is an easy to work wood but requires using powerful equipments.

 

 

Requires CITES Certificate for export out of the European Union