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Collings and Sacha Rosewood

admin — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:12:26 +0000

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Lance Peck, co-owner Terra Tonewoods, in the Peruvian rainforest sourcing new tone woods. July 2012

Alternative Tonewoods. Why eco-friendly woods and FSC certification matter to guitar makers.

admin — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:57:09 +0000

“Terra Tonewoods (terratonewoods.com) is a company that specializes in sourcing a variety of responsibly harvested woods from Peru. In some cases, these woods come from forests that the Peruvian government has designated to be cleared for mining or agriculture. In other instances, Terra sources its materials from sustainably managed forests. Some of the species the company offers include familiar woods like mahogany and members of the rosewood family, but there are also types such as Peruvian walnut, ishpingo, higuerilla, and moena, that, while not yet well known, are beautiful and exceptional sounding. “I started working with [Terra Tonewoods’] Lance and Belinda Peck as they were local to me and had some amazing wood that was never considered for guitars,” says California luthier Mike Baranik (baranikguitars.com). “I made some guitars out of these woods, and we have now partnered up to help get the woods into the hands of luthiers.” Baranik’s partnership in Terra Tonewoods has helped get individual builders such as Michael Greenfield and Michi Matsuda, as well as larger companies like Bourgeois and Collings, using the woods.”

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This article also appears in Acoustic Guitar, August 2012

Listen to this: Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Sacha Rosewood

admin — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:21:18 +0000

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Instrument builders are continually searching for alternative woods that can match the tonal qualities that Brazilian Rosewood brings to the table, as well as the aesthetic beauty of this wood . In this custom D2H, Collings has chosen to present a new species of custom wood for use on their instruments – introducing, Sacha Rosewood.

“Sacha Rosewood” is available in matched back & side sets for acoustic guitar builds exclusively through Terra Tonewoods, luthier division of Forgotten Woods LLC, California. Order online at www.terratonewoods.co

NEW Collings OM2HA in Sacha Rosewood from Terra Tonewoods!

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:02:19 +0000

NEW Collings OM2HA in Sacha Rosewood from Terra Tonewoods!

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Not content to let the dwindling supply of exotic rosewoods diminsh their capacity to make great guitars, our friends at Collings have introduced a limited number of instruments made with Sacha Rosewood back & sides. This South American tonewood offers plenty of punch in the low end, but with less darkness than Brazilian (think Cocobolo). Lots of chime and sparkle in the high end, and a round, warm midrange make this an exceptional fingerstyle guitar; but it handles a pick just fine and sounds punchy and crisp tackling fiddle tunes.

Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Sacha Rosewood

admin — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:47:30 +0000

Sacha Rosewood from Terra Tonewoods.
“Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Sacha Rosewood “.

Artisan Guitars wrote:
“Played in tandem with another D2HA with standard Indian Rosewood back and sides, the contrast is striking. While both are wonderfully defined in the trebles, with a crisp defined bass note, the mid-range on the Sacha dreadnought was crystal clear, and almost dripping in resonance.”

Sacha Rosewood gets HIGH PRAISE!
We gotta hand it to Artisan Guitars for their very well written critique on the new Collings D2HA featuring Sacha Rosewood (Higuerilla) from Terra Tonewoods.

For the full read go to http://artisanguitars.com/collings-d2ha-adirondack-spruce-and-sacha-rosewood/

Latest Discovery. Tonewood Species. Bright, dense, tap like crazy, sexy!

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:32:05 +0000

Possible new tonewood species discovered in Amazon rainforest.

New Tonewood Arrived.

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:21:29 +0000

Sacha Rosewood. Acoustic Guitar Back/Side Set.

New Shipment Arriving SOON!

belinda — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:56:37 +0000

The new shipment of hand selected tonewood lumber has off loaded in Los Angeles and is currently be processed by customs. A couple months ago we went down to Peru and spent a couple weeks personally visiting local wood shops and saw mills to hand select lumber with the best grain and appearance for guitar backs, sides, and tops. We searched for tonewood species with the most amazing patterns and discovered a few others we were not expecting. That’s the beauty of being able to personally select wood. True adventure is found in the unexpected. Pictured above, ruff sawn thick cant, is an amazing wood we call Sacha Rosewood, also referred to as Higuerilla. Top quality musical instrument tonewood which imparts a bright tone with good clarity and a stiffness similar to Koa. Richly colored, with a strong linear stripped pattern very reminiscent of old world Brazilian Rosewood.

Higuerilla

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:15:16 +0000

Higuerilla is a richly colored hardwood ranging from light coffee to mid orange brown with dark brown stripes. When book matched, Higuerilla presents a strong and colorful linear figure for backboards. Higuerilla weighs 45 pounds per cubic foot and has moderate stiffness similar to Koa. When used for backboard and ribs, Higuerilla imparts a generally bright tone with good clarity. The long open pores will require moderate filling prior to finishing.

Our highest grade Higuerilla is called “Sacha Rosewood”. This tropical hardwood from Peru is not a rosewood species but closely resembles a rosewood in color, density, and lutherie quality.