Santos Rosewood
The twelthth hardest wood in the Timber tones range with a Janka hardness rating of 1780 lbf.
Santos Rosewooda is commonly used as a highly decorative furniture wood as well as being commonly used in Guitar Manufacture.
The wood is obtained from the Machaenum Scleroxylon tree found mainly in Bolivia and can grow up to 100 ft high.
Our Santos Rosewood plectrums are manufactured from off cuts from musical instrument manufacturing.
Interesting Facts:
Santos Rosewood is a common substitute wood for Dalbergia Nigra (brazilian Rosewood) which is now a CITES listed endangered species. While not a true rosewood of the genus Dalbergia, the wood offers the look of the endangered species, although not necessarily all of its qualities.
Santos Rosewood is by far our most popular plectrum for those seeking a balanced blues / Jazz tone. Many articles written about Timber Tones plectrums come back to Santos Rosewood as the stand out timber n the collection.
Santos Rosewooda is commonly used as a highly decorative furniture wood as well as being commonly used in Guitar Manufacture.
The wood is obtained from the Machaenum Scleroxylon tree found mainly in Bolivia and can grow up to 100 ft high.
Our Santos Rosewood plectrums are manufactured from off cuts from musical instrument manufacturing.
Interesting Facts:
Santos Rosewood is a common substitute wood for Dalbergia Nigra (brazilian Rosewood) which is now a CITES listed endangered species. While not a true rosewood of the genus Dalbergia, the wood offers the look of the endangered species, although not necessarily all of its qualities.
Santos Rosewood is by far our most popular plectrum for those seeking a balanced blues / Jazz tone. Many articles written about Timber Tones plectrums come back to Santos Rosewood as the stand out timber n the collection.
