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KHageman

Post subject: Pau Rosa Tonewood

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:19 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:15 pm
Posts: 209
Location: United States
First name: Ken
Last Name: Hageman
City: Statesville
State: NC
Zip/Postal Code: 28625
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Greeting again,

While I am asking about wood, does any one use Pau Rosa for guitar backs and sides. I just purchased a quartered piece of this lumber.

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Ken

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CWLiu

Post subject: Re: Pau Rosa Tonewood

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:14 pm

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Joined: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:22 pm
Posts: 204
Location: Taiwan

Mine are from Vikwood. I've made a classical with it. It dulls chisels quickly but bends quite easily. I recently taught my wife hand-bending with a set of Pau Rosa sides and it turns out okay. It has low damping and the guitar has lots and lots of overtones.

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David R White

Post subject: Re: Pau Rosa Tonewood

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:34 pm

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Joined: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:03 am
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Location: Toronto, Canada

Yes, I think it's a nice tonewood. There are some photos of a guitar I made from it in the archives.

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