Bocote comes from the same family as Ziricote (Cordia) and is found in the same region (Central America to Northern Amazon). Less brittle than Ziricote, it is a popular wood with wood turners and has had success as a guitar tonewood, though few builders have created stock models from it yet. It features a tobacco/reddish brown color with distinct, parallel black lines (it does not show the spider-webbing figure that our best grade of Ziricote does). This is first time we have offered this fine wood and are excited about its potential use in both steel string and classical guitars because of its attractive, dark color and rosewood-like tap tone.
