2 Pieces of sawn veneer Jatoba bushhammered "Bookmatched" beautifully grained As a set for building a guitar Set No. Related Species: None available. It is  well-suited for steambending. The tonewoods we offer is sourced in ecologically friendly ways including forest and urban salvage, commercial fruit and nut grove salvage, recycling and re-purposing. "Blackwood varies in colour from creamy-yellow through red-brown to dark brown. The Juniper soundboard adds a unique tone- very clear and punchy notes, even and balanced with lots of bass and treble but not very muddy. It is one of the newest tonewoods to hit the scene in recent years and it is a great tonewood. If you’re looking for an alternative to the usual tonewoods, I highly recommend jumping into one of our Jatoba guitars. But what do we really know about this ruddy hardwood, other than it makes really beautiful floors? I guess these dark stripes indicate tension wood. Jatoba keeps showing up more and more in recent guitar builds. It has a Janka rating of around 1300 and a specific gravity of approx. Jatoba keeps showing up more and more in recent guitar builds. As a tonewood... As a tonewood, African Padauk has been touted as a Rosewood substitute which is a fair description of the tone although it is not yet used very extensively probably due to it's bold colour. Jatoba is exceptionally stiff, strong, and hard—representing a great value for woodworkers seeking high-strength, low-cost lumber. Currently there are only two suppliers / sawyers that I am aware of that harvest and supply it....There are several well known luthiers who are really going gah-gah over Lutz. On occasion, I have used BL for back braces and the upper transverse brace. Goes well with fingerstylists who play more with the pads of their fingers and tend to have a meatier touch. All of it that I have used and in stock has little runout with gorgeous cross grain silking or medular rays. My impression is that overtones are largely the realm of the wood used for the back and sides, e.g., both EIR and Ovangkol generate more overtones than Mahogany. The tone may be warm and clear as well, not loud but with good projection. The pieces are dry. Also, the stiffness, especially when compared to weight, was not as high as spruce- again, putting it more in line with Mahogany. This is a dense heavy tonewood that enjoys many of the tonal properties of cocobolo, including a strong bass and overtones. Bright players need to be careful because of koa’s existing brightness (one might try experimenting with different pick materials). Tonewood Spotlight: Jatoba. The wood is plain, but it does have a lot of luster, meaning that it stains well. JW Bosworth: “Jatoba is an exceptionally hard and dense wood. It can range from creamy white to striped with the salmon > tan bands that is common in lower grade Sitka. Thanks a lot. The timber is generally straight grained but may be wavy or interlocked. It is difficult to get QS backs because the trees are relatively short-lived. This wood will be used as a substitute for now scarce Koa since its grain and color is very similar. Again, to my ears, Lutz Spruce does not seem to enhance or create overtones. However, it also states that jatoba with many dark stripes is more prone to distortion. Most commonly found is  "Argentine Lignum vitae," which is in the genus Bulnesia. Sapwood may range in colour from straw to grey-white with clear demarcation from the heartwood. It is an excellent material for bridgeplates, because it has the stiffness and hardness of a rosewood, but less weight. But what do we really know about this ruddy hardwood, other than it makes really beautiful … ", To my ears, a Lutz Spruce top adds warmth akin to Engelmann Spruce, but has greater headroom than Engelmann Spruce. ", Tim McKnight: “I have built several with Lutz (which is a hybrid of Sitka and Engelmann BTW). The larger logs I have acquired generally have heart defects, particularly heart rot and ant colonies. There are two species of Bulnesia commonly on the hardwood market that get sold either as. I have built two BL guitars, and both were as good as any I have made. But the frustrating thing about koa is how some of it sounds magnificent and some is downright terrible. Based on my experience, I don't notice more or less overtones when comparing Lutz Spruce to Engelmann Spruce to Sitka Spruce. Our Jatoba models always seem to stand out to customers, and for good reason. The heartwood is golden to dark brown with dark-brown growth rings. Sourcing in these ways often provides interesting stories or history relating to the wood, and the guitar made from it. Yet the Lutz Spruce topped guitars handle finger style well, which makes them quite versatile. The name of the wood may refer to dark stains on the hands of woodworkers, caused by the high levels of tannin in the timber. True lignum vitae is in the genus Guaiacum and comes from the West Indies. Coarse texture, straoght grain, fairly hard and it works easily, producing a lustrous finish. You see it in everything from custom acoustic guitars to fretboards on production model electric guitars, as they search for a viable alternative to buck diminishing resources and rising prices of the much-lauded rosewoods. And "slowly" would mean you shouldn't push it. I used walnut stain for those two guitars, but I prefer the golden brown that the wood eventually attains through natural oxidation. Visually, it goes well with most appointment schemes and top wood selections. Those are the reasons I like it for structural elements.... BL would be my first choice for the center laminations. © 2020 ANDREW WHITE GUITARS + ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You see it in everything from custom acoustic guitars to fretboards on production model electric guitars, as they search for a viable alternative to buck diminishing resources and rising prices of the much-lauded rosewoods. The result was a tone I hadn’t yet experienced with an acoustic guitar, but one that was pleasing and desirable for its unique EQ curve. In other words, the guitars that I've had with Lutz Spruce tops generally handle strumming better than their similarly sized Engelmann Spruce topped bretheran. Working at the Andrew White Guitars home base in Morgantown, WV, I’ve had the rare luxury to try out and A/B a variety of tonewoods in similar guitar bodies. Kembang has a course uneven though straight grain. 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