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These very highly figured wild mango top sets are just a few examples from Terra Tonewoods most recent cuts.

As always, the outline is only a suggestion. Each set can be reversed, flip flopped, or used just like you see them. Thats up to each and every luthier to decide.

We simply supply the ”canvas” for the masterpiece. Or in this case, the fruit for the dessert.

Manchinga has an interesting spalt-like figure on a light-tan to grayish-tan field. The grain of this unusual wood ranges from a fine-grained texture that is similar to a light-colored mahogany, to smooth fields of tan or grey-tan. Manchinga has small pores and is a medium weight wood that weights 47 pounds per cubic foot. It has moderate flexibility which helps this wood to deliver a medium to bright tone when used for backboards and rims.

Cachimbo is a small-pore hardwood of a medium tan color. Weighing approximately 39 pounds per cubic, Cachimbo is a relatively stiff wood with similar tonal and structural properties to red maple. Cachimbo lends itself to those instruments where tonal brightness is more important than elaborate figure or grain.