LMI pioneered this fine tonewood when we started offering sets in 1997 from a large shipment of lumber. It’s popularity grew steadily and reached a zenith just as we ran out, leaving many of it’s adherents clamoring for more! Now, after years of searching for a suitable source (and rejecting several inferior offerings) we are once again able to offer this exquisite rosewood. Already in use by a discerning manufacturer and several prominent custom builders, we expect to be able to offer this wood into the foreseeable future.
Few woods compare with Brazilian Rosewood as nicely as this one and it’s superb density has led many to claim that it is superior. Our sets feature tight grain, even color and all sets exhibit an extremely lively, sonorous tap tone. The color ranges from a warm brick-red (reminiscent of Honduran Rosewood) to an attractive rust-brown color. Less porous than most Rosewoods, it finishes nicely and is not difficult to bend for such a dense wood.
