Is this brazilian rosewood???

handen · Post by **handen** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:56 am

but roses are flowers and therefor don't have wood??????????????????????????

*lolwut*

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:59 am

That tarnished hardware looks so good against that tint of brown.

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:27 am

What's the year and country of origin?

There's enough variance from piece to piece to make it hard to tell just by looking.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:25 pm

handen wrote:but roses are flowers and therefor don't have wood??????????????????????????

Right nuff.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:33 pm

DuoSonicBoy wrote:What's the year and country of origin?

There's enough variance from piece to piece to make it hard to tell just by looking.

This is an old Gibson from about 71-73, serial number dating is fucked for this time period, I read that these could have indian or brazilian, and it makes a $1000K difference in value. This guitar is worth buying if its brazilian, I needs to know.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:28 pm

thats pretty hard telling by just that photo.
i don't think it is tho.
all the reall brazillian peices that i have seen that large have more color change and the grain is usually not that straight even when its a perfect qtr sawn cut.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:20 pm

Kool. I didn't think it was either, as pics of older models that do have brazilian rosewood have a solid back...but I don't care anymore as I've obtained a 1968 Country Western acoustic!

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:00 pm

Smell it. If it smells like curry, it's Indian. If it smells like a bikini wax, its...

a thing of beauty forever. Congratulations. Sell whatever you need to. My 71 Epi acoustic smells like the Marlboro man's casket.