Korina is African white limba finished a certain way. It was first used in guitars by Gibson in the late Fifties. Gibson wanted a “white wood” with the properties of mahogany. Of course, deforestation and all that jazz has taken a heavy toll on the relatively rare white limba in the fifty-five years since.
I’m pleased to announce (to the three people who haven’t heard me going on about it) that I have two pieces in the April issue of Road & Track. I’m also featured in the 2013 Boxster review; look for my top-vent Impact! helmet steering the porky Porsche around a narrow-radius turn at Carolina Motorsports Park. [...]
Hi. I’m Jack Baruth! You may remember me from such websites as TheTruthAboutCars, SpeedSportLife, Road&Track, TheTruthAboutGuns, and all sorts of other places. This is my blog. A reasonable question would be: if I’m already writing five thousand words a week for other people (and I am), why am I doing this?