View Full Version : What kind of Rosewood is this?
mandopaul
Jun-25-2006, 2:43pm
I was wondering what kind of Rosewood is this, E. Indian, or some other?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/margibman/8aabae4f.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/margibman/PICT0466.jpg
Bill Snyder
Jun-25-2006, 7:00pm
What makes you think it is rosewood?
ShaneJ
Jun-25-2006, 7:12pm
It looks more like walnut to me. ??
mandolooter
Jun-26-2006, 7:36am
I would say it most definately NOT walnut but I don't know what it is. I seen a very similar wood on some instruments that were made in Mexico under the "Lonestar" name. A check of thier website might garner a clue.
Embergher
Jun-26-2006, 2:23pm
It looks a bit like this "Honduras Rosewood" guitar...
Jim Rowland
Jun-26-2006, 5:04pm
Could that be the infamous "Nato"?
Bill Snyder
Jun-26-2006, 5:19pm
I believe if you searched for photos of wood you could come up with several candidates. That is the problem with posting a picture and saying what kind of wood is this. You will not get a concensus of opinion and if you did it would still be people's best guesses.
The only sure way (maybe) is to ask the luthier who built the mandolin.