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EAST INDIAN ROSEWOOD
Dalbergia Latifolia

Ellis Guitars uses East Indian Rosewood tonewood as back and sides timber on their custom acoustic guitars. East Indian Rosewood is an exotic wood and is the most commonly used timber on guitar back and sides.

BOTANY:	Dalbergia Latifolia
SOURCE:	East Indian Rosewood is found from the Himalyas to India, Lava Is. Indonesia, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Introduced to Burma, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, and Kenya
COLOURS:	East Indian Rosewood is red to light brown, golden streaks, shades of purple brown
CHARACTER:	East Indian Rosewood is straight grained. Can have fine or course stripes
COMPARES:	East Indian Rosewood compared to Brazilian Rosewood
TONAL:	East Indian Rosewood is a tonal alternative to Brazilian Rosewood

East Indian Rosewood tonewood as back and sides on any Ellis Classic Series Guitar

Now accepting custom guitar orders for 2008!

As a quality Australian luthier in Perth, Western Australia Andrew Ellis of Ellis Guitars blends traditional old-fashioned handcraft with the latest technology to produce sweet sounding custom hand made guitars. Ellis Guitars can offer the traditional timber known as "East Indian Rosewood" on their Ellis Classic Series, Premium Series and Elite Series guitars. East Indian Rosewood tonewood comes from the Himalyas to India, Lava Is. Indonesia, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It was introduced to Burma, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, and Kenya. East Indian Rosewood timber can be red to light brown with golden streaks and shades of purple brown. East Indian Rosewood is straight grained, and can have fine or course stripes. East Indian Rosewood compares most closely to Brazilian Rosewood and is a fantastic tonal alternative.