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mmmenk -> RE: What Rosewood? (Jan. 23 2016 21:38:01)

Visual first impression. Pictures are not always the best way to make a decision. I have an old guitar made from birch and painted to look like Brazilian rosewood, it could fool most people.



Anders Eliasson -> RE: What Rosewood? (Jan. 24 2016 11:43:16)

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I have an old guitar made from birch and painted to look like Brazilian rosewood, it could fool most people.


Ha ha. Birch can be so beautifull. My little harp has its box made of birch. But I prefer it natural. Actually, I´m not a big fan of dark woods myself.
With respect of rosewoods, IMHO only the smell when heated or sanded give you AN IDEA of what it is. And only if you have the experience to recognize the smell, of course.
The differents rosewoods have different smells. Indian rosewood is very nice, so is Brazz. Madagascar and Panama has a very distinct kind of sharp smell. ETC.



Manitas de Lata -> RE: What Rosewood? (May 16 2025 11:13:19)

Patagonia Rosewood (Argentina) ?



bftobin -> RE: What Rosewood? (May 19 2025 3:07:02)

Back in the 1960s, Dalbergia Nigra was dirt cheap. When I was learning to build classical guitars in 1970, it was $8.00 for Indian Rosewood B&S and $10.00 for Brazilian Rosewood. The stuff being sold these days for $800.00 to $1200.00 would have been graded as 'firewood'. Some suppliers now are calling any rosewood-like wood from South America "Brazilian Rosewood'.



Manitas de Lata -> RE: What Rosewood? (May 19 2025 9:24:53)

theres many seek for old furniture wood , without woodworm lol.
you still can find very old furniture (dark wood ) with more than 150 years from old colonies , even old cypress used in old infratruture or ornaments

for example : https://antiguidadesecolecionaveis.com/produto/mesa-de-cha-de-abrir-em-madeira-de-pau-santo-sec-xix/


Small example



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