Palo Escrito is the premiere native back and side wood used by the luthiers in Paracho, Mexico. It is a true Rosewood, but differs from Indian Rosewood visually with slightly wider grain, more figure, and lighter color. It is also lighter in weight. Although Palo Escrito is a natural for flamenco guitars, classical builders like Kenny Hill and Dake Traphagen have enjoyed using it, and steel string builder James Goodall has been very enthusiastic about the tone of the guitars he’s used it on. Moderately priced and plentiful, each set is unique. The 1st quality jumbo sets feature mostly straight grain and more even color than the 2nd grade. The 2nd grade has more flat sawn figure. Both grades may have small, solid pin knots which pose no difficulty structurally or in finishing.
