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Darkening of cocobolo

Author: CapnCheapo
Date: 2013-01-29 19:56

Hello BBoard,

I currently own 2 sets of barrels and bells in cocobolo, a Backun set about 6 years old and a Gao set that are around 4 years. Both sets started out the beautiful reddish-orange color we expect from cocobolo. However, at this point they have all darkened considerably to nearly match the color of my grenadilla clarinets.

Have you all experienced this? Is this a normal part of the aging process for cocobolo? I don't usually soap or oil the outside bodies of my instruments, but would this bring the color back? Would my living in a fairly dry climate (southern New Mexico) have anything to do with it?

Thanks in advance...

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Steve Moore

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