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Santos Rosewood

We have recently procured very limited sets of Santos Rosewood for our Custom Series. We had made 2 units for our show in Music China: 1 Dreadnought and 1 Medium Jumbo. The sound will be beautiful.. Can’t wait!

Information on Santos Rosewood:

Santos Rosewood, of the species Machaerium scleroxylon, was introduced to the market as a substitute for Rio Rosewood. While not a true rosewood of theGenus Dalbergia, the wood offers users the look of the endangered species, although not necessarily all of its properties. Santos Rosewood is now considered a valuable wood on its own merits and is most often used for architectural woodworking and high-end furniture.

While Santos Rosewood looks similar to Brazilian Rosewood, it offers some drying and working challenges that the other wood does not. Brazilian Rosewood, for example, dried easily with only a small problem with end checking. Santos Rosewood, on the other hand, requires great care in drying as the wood has a tendency to check.

Brazilian Rosewood, an extremely hard wood, was easily worked with machine and hand tools. On the other hand, Santos Rosewood has an interlocking grain and can be difficult to work.

The high oil content of Santos Rosewood can make finishing difficult and can also complicate gluing. High oil content in Brazilian rosewood also added steps to working with the wood. Surfaces to be bonded should be wiped with a drying fluid to ald in adhesion, experts say.

Santos Rosewood grows in South America. Brazli supplies a great deal of the veneer to the U.S. market. The true rosewoods of commercial value include Honsuras rosewood (Dctlbergia stevensonii): coco bolo (Dalbergia retusa and related species): African blackwood, Madagascar rosewood and Indian rosewood.

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Santos Rosewood *Special Grade*

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Posing with Spruce

In our pursuit for a good quality instruments, we start from the most fundamental source: Raw Materials. We have been very selective of our raw material suppliers as the way how they process the wood from primary timber will affect the stability of the instrument in time to come. Only with partnering a knowledgeable supplier, will it give us great confidence in handcrafting quality guitars and ukuleles.

The supplier featured here is one of our most reliable supplier who supply us with exotic wood which had been air-dried for years. During my recent visit there, I had selected some really beautiful sets including Cocobolo, Santos Rosewoods to be made into our custom series ukuleles which will be available in stores 3 months away. Stay tuned!  – HOZEN

my good friend and maestro ambassador Errik Wong on an ED2. enjoy.

-isaiah

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