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  1. 26th December 2009, 10:39 PM #1
    sahawi
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    Default Tulip wood and African Rose wood.

    What is the difference between African rosewood (Guibourtia) and Tulip wood? I know Tulip wood is very expensive, but for me they look the same.
    And African Rosewood is a LOT cheaper. I have some picks to prove it.
    Johan
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  3. 28th December 2009, 08:45 PM #2
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    post your picks of the african rosewood (which i know absolutely nothing about but would like to see)


    here is a guitar neck i made from tulip (for comparison's sake)



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    1. fiddleback mulga - 1" thick, 3"wide, 26" long

    PM if you have for sale!
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  4. 12th January 2010, 04:36 AM #3
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    Hi R3R
    I will take some picks of a wall clock I made from African Rose wood, and post the picks here very soon.
    file://localhost/D:/Users/Johan/Pictures/2010-01-12/288.JPG
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  5. 6th March 2010, 12:39 PM #4
    sahawi
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    Here is the photos I promised, African Rosewood that look like Tulipwood.

    Johan :: Wall clock and African Rosewood picture by sahawii - Photobucket

    Johan :: African Rosewood picture by sahawii - Photobucket

    Johan :: African Rosewood picture by sahawii - Photobucket
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    G'dy Sahawi and welcome aboard!!!

    Nice timber but I think you can see that the Tulipwood is more "colourful". Not to say one is better than the other, just different.
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