African Blackwood
Dalbergia melanoxylon
The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
These all have some cracks and small defects, but still contain a lot of usable material.
A has a small burl cluster.
D has several small burl clusters.
Item Number: W43522
A 2 3/4 x 2 5/8-5 3/4 x 11 3/4"
B 2 9/16 x 3 7/8-4 1/2 x 12 1/4"
$188.75
C up to 4 1/4 x up to 5 5/8 x 20 5/8"
D up to 3 1/8 x 3 1/8-9 3/4 x 21 3/4"