Tight Malaysian Blackwood Classical Guitar Backs

Overview Tight Malaysian Blackwood Classical Guitar Backs:

Malaysian Blackwood is a premium tonewood that is well suited for all guitar types. Denser than most Dalbergias, its glassy, sustained tone is often compared to that of African blackwood. However, it is slightly less brittle and, unlike the former, most sets have attractive dark streaks (called landscape or spiderwebbing), similar to those found in ziricote or cocobolo to name a few examples. The colouring ranges from an intense brown with reddish tones to a greyish green with many shades, crossed by dark lines that provide heterogeneity and appeal to the piece. In addition, in some cases there will also be a light pinkish colour coming from the centre of the trunk.

Tight pieces, whether sides or backs, are slightly narrower and shorter than the standard ones. This makes them ideal candidates for projects with a slightly smaller footprint than normal, such as romantic guitars, parlour guitars, 1/2 scale guitars or other possibilities.

Features:

• Dimensions: 550/500x190/170x4mm
• Botanical Name: Diospyros ebonasea
• Origin: Asia
• Density: 1000-1300kg/m³