MADAGASCAR ROSEWOOD
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MADAGASCAR ROSEWOOD
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Back, classic, 3A *see below $125.00
Sides, classic, 3A *see below $125.00
Back, classic, good $87.50
Sides, classic, good $87.50
Back, classic, standard $62.50
Sides, classic, standard $62.50
Steel String
Back, steel string, 3A *see below $137.50
Sides, steel string, 3A *see below $137.50
Back, steel string, good $100.00
Sides, steel string, good $100.00
Back, steel string, standard $75.00
Sides, steel string, standard $75.00
for All Madagascar rosewood
Local builder, Eric Monrad's guitar of Madagascar rosewood with Moorish embellishment on the heel cap. There are a number of types of Madagascar rosewood. The one we offer is more like the set pictured below.
The above graphic of a tree cross section is an example of the typical Madagascar rosewood tree. Only infrequently do the trees have more than two heavy ink-black lines coursing through a back panel. The trees are small, so the backs are rarely fully quartered (if ever).
There are a few types of Madagascar rosewood here. There's the more figured, Dalbergia baronni, which generally is a little more figured, lighter in weight, and less stiff longitudinally, and there are two types, with less figure, heavier and harder, and stiffer, possibly D. greaveana. Since it seems that there is more demand for the figured type, and we have less of it, we have it marked as "best." The other grades reflect other degrees of quality, including solid pin knots, small pin holes, degree of figure, etc.
These two sets are typical of our better grades. However, it's getting harder and harder to get top grade material. The best way to get an idea of grading is to go to the Weekly Special to see the current offerings. Prices will give you an idea of what
current stock and pricing is like, i.e. a $275 set will give you an idea of what to expect in a 3A grade. Most of the photos below are several years old as of Feb. '08. (Blotchiness is a result of fresh sanding; colors even out in a week or more.)
These two sets below are typical of 2A grade. (Blotchiness is a result of fresh sanding; colors even out in a week or more.)
These two sets below are typical of 1A grade. (Blotchiness is a result of fresh sanding; colors even out in a week or more.)
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