I've looked at quite a few A-1 special repro's and most of them have wood that has less figure than a lot of the DHE's. With that said most of them probably have special qualities to the blank's which make them suited for an A-1 special. With the main quality being the proper grain type and density to allow for the 32 LPI fine checkering on the A-1 specials.
Maybe Brain could give us some insight on what he would look for in a blank if he were to do a 32 LPI checkering job. I imagine a highly figured blank wouldn't be one of them.
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