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Thread #127074   Message #2830268
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
04-Feb-10 - 06:40 PM
Thread Name: Is this Brazillian Rosewood guitar?
Subject: RE: Is this Brazillian Rosewood guitar?
Several excellent hardwoods are being used in guitar construction, three are Brazilian pao ferro, imbuia, and sapele.
The ribbon-grain of the back on your guitar suggests quarter sawn sapele from Africa, used in Taylor and other makes of guitars Check and see if it is veneered, it is in some).
Taylor 100 series (sort of their entry level) uses sapele in some; price range $800-$1200.

Whatever, your guitar looks much better than the real cheapies. Sometimes one makes a lucky buy on Ebay; I have, but not guitars which I never looked for.

I used to play around with different woods for models, etc; I know little or nothing about guitar wood selection, so the above is just a guess.