Luthier Merchantile International has the latin names in their wood descriptions.   



Ebbie: pecan is a hickory, but not as dense as the northern shagbark hickory. I have seen pecan paneling in a ballroom hallway of an old mansion.


One reason why musical instrument wood is so expensive is that only in general it needs to be quarter-sawn, need to be large enough, and needs to be free of cracks, knots and other defects.

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