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| Author: | Darryl Young [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Granadillo vs Other Rosewoods |
I'm curios, how does Granadillo sound compared to other Rosewoods? We had a nice thread recently that compared East Indian, Honduran, Brazillian, and another rosewood (Panama?) and I'm wondering where Cocobolo and Granadillo compare to those rosewoods. I think it's related to Cocobolo. Is it's tone similar to Cocobolo? I've heard more EIR so a comparison to EIT would be useful. Thanks! |
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| Author: | Dennis Leahy [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Granadillo vs Other Rosewoods |
Are you talking about Granadillo (Platymiscium spp.), or the little known Dalbergia (true Rosewood) that I had never even heard of until Bob C offered some? The Platymiscum spp. (yucatanum, pinnatum) species are not true Rosewoods. But, they smell floral when cut, are very dense and hard, have closed pores, and absolutely ring like a gong when tapped. I have a standing bet that no one, not one single player or luthier on the planet, could tell Platymiscium yucatanum from one of the true Rosewoods when built into a guitar. A large pile of organic mashed potatoes is the prize. (But the real prize is that there are a lot of woods that can substitute - at least sonically - for other woods, taking pressure off the threatened and soon to be listed as threatened species.) Dennis |
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| Author: | Tim McKnight [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Granadillo vs Other Rosewoods |
It (Granadillio) has less bass than EIR or Coco. More comparable to Honduran without the gong like sustain. |
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| Author: | Darryl Young [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Granadillo vs Other Rosewoods |
Dennis, I was referring to the Dalbergia Granadillo like Bob C sells. |
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