Classical Guitar Rosewood Back And Sides

Very beautiful but totally unmatched.

Classical guitar rosewood back and sides.

East indian rosewood can vary greatly in color although its base color is most always brown. From manuel rodriguez the manuel rodriguez model a classical guitar features a solid canadian cedar top and rosewood back sides for a warm traditional classical tone. 75 00 i just placed an order for top back sides fretboard. Rosewood brazilian rosewood has a luxurious look with a dark brown hue which can feature orange shades.

Brazilian rosewood as every guitarist knows was note past tense read on the traditional premier tonewood for a classical guitar back and sides. But it works wonders as back and sides if it produces the kind of sound you are looking for. First none of the solid rosewood is color matched. The combination of woods chosen for the tops sides and back must be carefully considered to achieve the desired results.

The back is a dark brown with a lot of inky black splotches. Bookmatched guitar sides set. Handcrafted classical guitar with engelmann spruce top and indian rosewood back and sides proudly made in lapu lapu city cebu philippines. The sides are a stripy light brown color.

The shades can range from golden brown to purplish or dark reddish brow. This wood has gained in popularity since the early 1990 s when brazilian rosewood was designated an endangered species. It can be one of nature s most beautiful materials although species marginal variants can be pretty drab. Make offer guitar back side set classical american walnut set aaaa luthier tonewood very dark fine curly black walnut tonewood guitar luthier set back and sides 75 00.

The back centerline is out of alignment just a guess that it was purposefully misaligned to avoid a flaw in the wood blank. It s not used as a top for guitars because it s a bit too dense and wouldn t vibrate well as a top. The sapele mahogany neck is reinforced with two ebony strips on the underside of the fingerboard to provide rigidity and eliminate movement caused by aging. This is why it is also used a lot for bridges and fingerboards.

Rosewood is much denser harder and stronger than mahogany.