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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-08-04 03:33
Kingwood/violetwood is part of the same family (Dalbergia) as rosewood, grenadilla and cocobolo.
Kingwood/violetwood is a vibrant purple colour when freshly machined, but soon fades to a medium brown colour with a very marked grain pattern when exposed to light and air.
Rosewood, such as Honduran rosewood is more uniform in colour and is a reddish brown - pale brown when first machined but darkens through being polished.
But there are loads of varieties of rosewood:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalbergia
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Lux |
2016-08-04 01:50 |
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Re: What is the difference between violetwood and rosewood? new |
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Chris P |
2016-08-04 03:33 |
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