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Anders Eliasson -> RE: Paolo Escrito (Oct. 15 2008 0:27:19)
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Tom, do you really find that Pau Ferro and Palo Escrito has the same kind of taptone? I only think they have more or less the same colour.
I find that Pau Ferro is a lot more "dead" without the rosewood "ring" and thats one of the reasons I dont work with it. The other is that its considered to causing serious alergic reaction.
I´ve worked with Palo Escrito and I like its sound qualities. I dont kow how to compare it to Cypress, because Palo Escrito is a true rosewood, so it would be better to compare with lets say East Indian Rosewood. I Find that Palo Escrito is a bit lighter and maybe with a bit more damping or less "ring" in the taptone.
The reason I dont stock it is that its very difficult to get a good piece. It tends to have knots, have parts which are very open pored and the color is not my favorite. Its to pale and lacks the debth of other rosewoods.
But soundwise, its very nice and will work very well for both classical and flamenco guitars,
Another nice and cheap wood is Padauk, but work it carefully. Its splintery and the wood dust is orange and sticks to everything.
I would have uploaded a photo, but it was impossible.
(The foro doesnt work very well. I still have serious problems with uploads)
You can see some photos of a Padauk guitar I made here:
http://www.eliassonguitars.com/coral.htm
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