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guys by chance I was asking about Indian rosewood and the person selling woods told me that he has,but there are many species known as (saysam and another specie called sag). so could anybody recommend specific kind by an image. finally I will use quarter sawn sycamore for blanca and quarter sawn rosewood for negra.
RE: I found Indian rosewood (in reply to Ahmed Flamenco)
The 'other' Indian RW - Dalbergia Sissoo, it could be a good choice for a flamenco guitar than Latifolia, it's lighter, kind of in the mould of Palo Escrito and Panama Rosewood.
I think the 'saysham' might be the Sissoo - it's Indian name is 'Sheesham'.
Sissoo is often referred to as 'North Indian Rosewood', here is a picture of such a guitar
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RE: I found Indian rosewood (in reply to Ahmed Flamenco)
Ahmed, the on-line site, wood-database is a great resource. below is a link to the site. Just click the letter R at the top and it will take you to the real Dalbergia rosewoods and the non-Dalbergia "rosewoods". Interestingly D. retusa, Cocobolo, is listed in the C's and not the R's. Not sure why but your wood maybe elsewhere so you may have to type it in the search box.
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RE: I found Indian rosewood (in reply to Ahmed Flamenco)
ahmed, ultimately you have to make that decision but indian rosewood is a good all around rosewood for both classical and negra guitars. it seems the limitation of available tone woods is your biggest hurdle so even though indian may a good all around rosewood you may not have any from which to choose. your best bet might be to find out what wood is available and use the wood database as your first stop for information and then proceed forward.
RE: I found Indian rosewood (in reply to Ahmed Flamenco)
Hi Ahmed, just an opinion: padouk/takola/coral is a wonderful tonewood - stiff, ringy, easy to work, stable , easy to find in quarter sawn form and cheap. Some dislike its color (I don't) and the dust is a nuisance - if you can't find a good cut of rosewood this could be a cheap alternative. Being of African origin, maybe it could be easier to find there?
RE: I found Indian rosewood (in reply to Ahmed Flamenco)
Ahmed already has Padouk.
Yes, it has big pores and its splintery, so care has to be taken when bending and with general handling. When I lived in Granada 8 years ago, I used a pro French polisher for the finishing. He said that Padauk was the wood where he had seen most cracks.
Ahmed, I think you can use all kinds of rosewoods if the set is made of quality wood, is quatersawn and aged enough time. BUT!!! its impossible to say without seing the wood, and a poor quality mobile phone photo on an internet forum says very little. So, you have to learn to judge yourself. Go see the wood, touch it, tap it and listen to it. If you like it and the price is fair, buy it and use it.
It is not sold as a set, the seller has solid pieces and cut the set according to my request,and what I really liked in an oud rip of rosewood I've seen that it is soft and seems to be easy for bending.
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