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Eric

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With all of this talk about hollowing......
« on: November 08, 2010, 12:47:40 AM »

......I got inspired......Titti di Legno..................yep, a wooden Titti.   The tip portion is Osage Orange; almost the perfect yellow wood to match the lower section of the Titti.  As for the top section, I don't have silver colored wood and I'm not into painting, but I knew it had to be a heavy wood to match the heavier aluminum upper portion of the Titti.  So I picked Cocobolo which is 25% heavier than the Osage.  Dimensionally it's really close to the original........including the wall thickness, which took me several careful hours to get right .....which was a mistake in one critical area.....the wood is lighter than the Delrin/aluminum......the result - 25 grams lighter than the real Titti.  It plays nice, but it doesn't carry spin like the original.

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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2010, 08:19:21 AM »

 :o :o :o :o 8) 8) 8) 8)
The Titi is the most collectible modern top, bare none: completely original and striking shape, unique combination of materials, and very good (and surprising) play. An Eric di-legno version of that is, of course, out of the ballpark. Now I need to pick up my jaw from the floor . . .
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2010, 09:12:37 AM »

Whew Eric! 

I never threw a Titti but after your work and ta0's comments I'm curious.

Nice looking tops!!!
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2010, 09:43:21 AM »

It never ends, THANK YOU ERIC!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2010, 03:49:38 PM »

WOW!!! the one on the right with the light wood grain to dark wood grain is astounding.
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2010, 05:28:13 PM »

WOW Eric i must get a plane and thank you in person (off course Chris, Jorge ecc all of you  ;D )
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2010, 10:33:08 PM »

amazing as always! Eric, your works are beautiful. Do i see . . . .  a double tip Titi and a mini Titi at the horizon?  ;)
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2010, 11:35:51 PM »

Actually Trevor, I'm thinking of a Titti Grande...!....... :o :o :o
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2010, 03:43:56 AM »

Actually Trevor, I'm thinking of a Titti Grande...!....... :o :o :o

ooohhhhhh, i can't wait to see it! ;D ;D
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2010, 04:28:02 AM »

I'm thinking of a Titti Grande...!....... :o :o :o
There is defenetly a joke there, but im going to keep it to myself ;)
Amazing work Eric, as always, very talented
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2010, 04:21:34 AM »

There is definitely a joke there  ;D ;D
 
I wonder what you could possibly be thinking of
:-X

this osage orange is simply beautiful !! and i like the curves !

bravo Eric


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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2010, 09:54:22 AM »

it's amazing. i think more than the original!  ;D
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Eric

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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2010, 12:19:41 PM »

OK....

Enough already with the "Titti Grande" jokes ...................

 :P

 :)

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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2010, 12:56:59 PM »

Has photo been included in the 2010 contest yet?
It certainly looks like a contender to me!
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Re: With all of this talk about hollowing......
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2010, 09:48:01 PM »

That photo is not a contender - it is a winner!
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