• For sale a Dark Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood ( Dalbergia Nigra, Rio Rosewood, Jacaranda..etc) Acoustic guitar set of back & sides.

• I have taken pictures during day time, so you may see better the colors and the grain. I did not use any flash light to alter the colors. The color and the grain speak by themselves. Very exotic and unique intense grain pattern.

However, due to the long seasoning the surface is a bit blur and after the first sanding all the grain will come up at least 50% more intense. This type of Brazilian rosewood is extremely hard to find today and specially with this cut.

It comes together with its own CITES document ( CITES PASSPORT FOR FREE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT ) as it can be seen in the pictures. For the last 20 years, every Brazilian Rosewood component that I sell always comes with its own individual CITES doc as that being the only way to prove the legallity and the authenticity of our wood. We supply the same documents to Don Grosh (US), John Suhr (US), Warrior (US), Maton (AUS), Melville (AUS), Paul Richards (UK), Driskill (US ), and to many other boutique luthiers and individual collectors.

• Description
• The dimensions are :
  Back ( each piece ) - Length 52.5 cm - Width ( low bout ) 20.5 cm , ( upper bout) 15.5 cm - Thickess 4.7 mm.
  Sides ( each piece ) - Length 80.3 cm - Width ( wide side ) 11.6 cm , Width ( narrow side ) 10.8 cm- Thickness : 4 mm

The wood is already planed so minimum sanding is required.

Back
There are just a few super small holes at the back that I have shown in the pictures ( white circles). Those are always expected from old BRW wood and really prove its age and the fact that is air dried for at least 45 years. They can very easily be removed after sanding or filled up.
Please see the close up pictures!

Sides
The sides are very clean with no issues at all.

As I mentioned above old and air dried wood has always similar small issues. However, only this type of wood is mega sonorous and suitable for guitars. Fresh wood is full of oil that dampens the sound.

There are no other issues or cracks. Very Clean!!!

This wood has been cut in the mid 70s and since then it has been air dried in the the shed in our warehouse. Absolutely top quality and extremely sonorous.

The set can be used for the back & sides of an acoustic guitar such as Dreadnaught, Grand Concert, Classical, Flamenco, OM type. However, please before commiting yourselves to buy it check the dimensions below if they are suitable for your project. If you do have a mold, then compare yours with mine. Each luthier uses his own molds and designs so it is practically impossible for me to know every buyer's requirement. This also applies to the width of the sides. Hence, I cannot be responsible for any error associated with the size. In case you have any doubts please ask me before buying it. I have marked the backs with my own mold and the dimensions listed below are taken from the markings. All the excess wood ( top, bottom and sides ) can be added to those dimensions.

I hope my description is as accurate as possible. Please see the pictures and feel free to ask me any question.

Also, please ask me if you need other Brazilian rosewood parts. No returns. Sale is final.

Shipping : For all EU countries the cost is the same : 30.00 Euro For all the rest of the world is : 45.00 Euro

The package will be shipped by the Greek Post Office with the EPG (that offers advanced integrated postal services equal to express courier services) 1st Priority Registered Package service for the EU countries and with the 1st Priority Registered Package service or EMS Express couriers or SPM Couriers for the rest of the world. Delivery time varies from 4-10 days depending on the country. These service is very reliable with full tracking. Any Duties and Custom's clearance charges will be entirely at buyer's responsibility. The package will be dispatched within one working day after the payment has cleared and the part will be packed extremely well.