The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #114423   Message #2441716
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
15-Sep-08 - 11:39 PM
Thread Name: rosewood by any other Name (guitars)
Subject: RE: rosewood by any other Name
Bill D.-
A while back, there were a lot of old uprights showing up in so-called antique auctions here. Mostly, it would cost too much to re-condition them, but the wood was beautiful. Some of the woodworkers here bought them for projects. I wonder if instrument makers used them.
I have a large upright in the basement, solid mahogany case, ca. 1900, but the sounding board is cracked. A couple of friends have their eyes on it for the timber.

Yes, the generic name is Dalbergia. Dahl came to mind, but the genus was named for Nils Dalberg, not Anders Dahl. I plead Alzheimers.