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AA Santos Rosewood Classical Guitar Backs

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If you add to your order the same wood backs/sides, our team of professionals will take care of the matching of the set. If you do not want them to be matched, you can leave your request in the "Comments" section.

Overview AA Santos Rosewood Classical Guitar Backs:

Santos Rosewood -also known as Pau Ferro- has been used for some time as a sustainable alternative to rosewood, although it is not related to the Dalbergia genus. This wood has exceptional acoustic and mechanical qualities.

It is hard, lustrous, and finishes well, although there may be some areas that may be hard to sand due to some interlocked grain and, because of the natural oils, care must be taken when gluing. It has been used for years by some electric guitar manufacturers -Fender for example- and many luthiers consider it one of the best woods for guitars. Its appearance, although it can initially be confused with other woods, is unique to the keen eye of a guitar aficionado.

As mentioned above, Santos Rosewood is a sustainable timber. It is widely available, is not listed in the CITES convention and is not considered endangered by any organization. This along with its properties make it a truly perfect wood for instrument making and you can have the guarantee that you are using a wood that is not threatened.

How are Santos Rosewood's backs classified?

In santos rosewood backs you will find some of the pieces with the widest range of colors in our catalog. The colors oscillate from brown to vanilla yellow, including violet or orange hues. Sometimes even all in the same piece.

In AA grade we will find very attractive pieces. Because in this wood it is not so important that the wood has a straight grain, we will often find plain-sawn pieces. Some slight defects in this category: some discoloration, a shadow of a knot, small mineral specks, etc.

Features:

  • Dimensions: (550x200x4 mm)x2
  • Botanical Name: Machaerium scleroxylon
  • Origin: Brazil
  • Density: 940 Kg/m3

Quality grading of our woods

NOM BOTANIQUE : Machaerium scleroxylon.

NOMS COMMERCIAUX: Pau Ferro, Pao Ferro, Bois de violette, Palisandro de Santos, Santos Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood.

ORIGINE : Brésil.

DESCRIPTION: Bois de différentes teintes d'une densité de 940 kg/m3. La couleur de ce bois est jaune clair dans l'aubier et très variée dans le bois de cœur, allant de l'orange rougeâtre au brun violacé. Les stries sont foncées et contrastées. Le grain est normalement droit, mais il peut parfois être irrégulier ou entrelacé. La texture est fine et présente un lustre naturel élevé.

RECOMMANDATIONS : Difficulté moyenne d'usinage tend à émousser les outils. Bonne finition naturelle. Toxicité élevée due à la poussière de bois..

SECHAGE : La vitesse de séchage est lente. Il n'y a pratiquement pas de risque de déformation, mais il y a un risque de fissuration ou d'agrandissement des fissures existantes.

UTILISATIONS : Outre les frettes, il est également utilisé dans les tables d'harmonie, les chevalets, les poupées, les dessus de caisse et les instruments à vent.

Dans les chevalets de guitare.

Quality
AA
Wood
Santos Rosewood
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Una madera perfecta tanto para hacer una guitarra clásica como para una flamenca,una madera preciosa le doy un 10 de 10

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