Goldstarman - Posted - 08/29/2016:  11:03:43

So I had a customer as of late who has accused me of selling him Ebony instead of Brazilian rosewood.......lol

Anyway it got me to thinking about customers and not builders and I thought this would be fun....

Which is ebony and which is Brazilain....chime in here,

the smell is totally different as is the look up close but this guy and now his friend say im selling them ebony...anyway.....

In a certain light you can tell the difference in a heartbeat so I tried to get them in a light to show the darkness of both

 

nosepickerbob - Posted - 08/29/2016:  11:40:58

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Originally posted by Goldstarman

 

So I had a customer as of late who has accused me of selling him Ebony instead of Brazilian rosewood.......lol

Anyway it got me to thinking about customers and not builders and I thought this would be fun....

Which is ebony and which is Brazilain....chime in here,

the smell is totally different as is the look up close but this guy and now his friend say im selling them ebony...anyway.....

In a certain light you can tell the difference in a heartbeat so I tried to get them in a light to show the darkness of both

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That ones Brazilian Rosewood!!!!

Nose.

"Power Her" - John Boulding

Goldstarman - Posted - 08/29/2016:  11:42:44

Those are two different fingerboard blanks can you tell which one is Ebony and which one is Brazilian rosewood?

nosepickerbob - Posted - 08/29/2016:  11:50:51

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Originally posted by Goldstarman



Those are two different fingerboard blanks can you tell which one is Ebony and which one is Brazilian rosewood?

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I think that ones Ebony!!!!!!!!

Jokes aside I think maybe the top one is Brazilian Rosewood and the bottom one is Ebony.

Am I right?

Nose.

"Power Her" - John Boulding

wizofos - Posted - 08/29/2016:  13:59:24

If it is hard for experienced wood workers to tell the difference how can we expect the  Cites inspectors to know the difference?

jeffnles1 - Posted - 08/29/2016:  15:45:19

Photo's are not great. From what I see, I would think the top one is ebony and the bottom is braz rosewood. But really hard to tell dark rosewood from light ebony in an overexposed photograph.

From what I see in the photos, regardless of which is which, the top piece is a better piece of wood and that is the one I would want.

Jeff

pzguitar - Posted - 08/29/2016:  17:29:20

Hard to tell with my monitor. But the first picture looks to be Brazilian. The second Ebony.

Phil

pzguitar - Posted - 08/29/2016:  17:32:03

This is a Brazilian fingerboard on a banjo I built. It's mighty dark.

Phil

 

 

 

Goldstarman - Posted - 08/29/2016:  18:05:46

Phil, spot on.......first is Brazilian second Ebony......in the other photo the top is Brazilian