Klarinet Archive - Posting 000074.txt from 1997/11

From: "Lorne G. Buick" <lgbuick@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Wood
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:24:48 -0500

> 1.) A recent posting indicated that grenadilla, ebony and African
> Blackwood are different names for the same wood. Should Mpinco also
> be included in that list?

Yes, but ebony should be taken out. Ebony is from genus diospyros,
grenadilla/ blackwood/mpingo is from dalbergia (which also includes
rosewood, cocobolo, kingwood and tulipwood). I suspect "African blackwood"
may be used in different contexts to mean either ebony or grenadilla, but
these are definitely two different woods.

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