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guitar hiro Guitar God
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Paladin2019 Guitar God
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In a recent thread we encountered the same issue with the word 'condenser' in the catalogue when the English version should be 'capacitor'.
Apparently the word condenser is close to what is used in other European languages but in English is is the thing you have in your clothes dryer to collect water vapour! |
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HAMAMATSU Guitar God
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the japanese guitar industry probably began with the classical guitars first historically. so the languages they use for the guitar making are often spanish/portuguese. "jacaranda" & "condenser" are the spanish/portuguese words. _________________ QUALITY THAN QUANTITY! |
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jonah65 Guitar God
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I think we used to use the word condenser in the UK, before we used the word capacitor in electronic circuitry. |
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jonah65 Guitar God
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In fact there was a company near me that was called Daly Condensers, that actually made capacitors. |
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guitar hiro Guitar God
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Yo Harold, So are you saying that the Japanese are actually using Brazilian rosewood & just calling it Jacaranda in catalogs & in listings?
That's basically what I'm getting from your explanation.
They could have made this all a bit easier if they would just call it what it is  |
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wulfman Guitar God
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Yes, correct. |
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guitar hiro Guitar God
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Thanks Harold for that clarification  |
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aroomstudios Guitar God
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I have always wondered why Japanese companies call them condensers and not capacitors. I guess that answers it. |
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Peter Mac Guitar God
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Hi guys,
this is an interesting thread, I must say.
The reason they may list it as 'Jacaranda' and not Brazilian Rosewood could be because of Appendix III of the 1974 C.I.T.I.E.S. Treaty which virtually abolished the use and export of Brazilian Rosewood.
Thing is, from 1977 to 1986 the ONLY model to have Jacaranda listed as a fretboard material was the JB-120 Jazz Bass.
In a search for Jacaranda with a variety of Lumber Vendors, they all came back as Dalbergia nigra as the species. Cool, as we have shitloads of Jacaranda trees growing here in Australia. _________________ The world will not end today...because it is already tomorrow in Australia. |
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