Blackwood

BOTANICAL NAME: Dalbergia melanoxylon.

COMMERCIAL NAMES: Granadillo, African blackwood, Blackwood.

ORIGIN: Mozambique, Tanzania.

DESCRIPTION: It is a very dark wood with a density of 1250-1300 kg/m3. Its sapwood has a white-yellow color and its heartwood has a dark purple brown with striking traces or black grains. It has a fine grain and a straight fiber. When sawing, it requires the use of powerful machinery. Usually in wind instruments.

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Woodwind instruments

Blackwood English Horn Bell 140x70x70 mm

2396
$31.07
Overview Blackwood English Horn Bell 140x70x70 mm: At the furthest end from the player is the bell, which in the English horn has a characteristic pear shape. This bell -called Liebesfuß- of the cor anglais gives it a more rounded timbre than that of the oboe, closer in tonal quality to the oboe d'amore. Blackwood is an extremely dense African wood,...
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Blackwood

Blackwood English Horn Joint 400x37x37 mm

2273
$23.55
Overview Blackwood English Horn Joint 400x37x37 mm: The central part of the English horn or cor anglais is divided into two parts, the upper joint and the lower joint. In these two pieces are located the holes, the rings, and the keys and other hardware that allow the movement of these. Blackwood is an extremely dense African wood, extremely dark in...
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