Archive for the ‘Endangered Trees’ Category
Brazilian Rosewood - (Dalbergia Nigra)
Family - Leguminosae
Origin - Brasil
Flowers -September - December
Common Names - Brazilian Rosewood, Jacaranda, Jacaranda da Bahia, Caviuana, Jacaranda Preto
The species, Dalbergia Nigra is most commonly known as Brazilian Rosewood. It is classified scientifically in the Leguminosae Family (Pea or Bean Family). This species is indigenous to and only found in the country of Brazil where it is most commonly known as Jacaranda da Bahia. Other common names of this species in Brazil are Jacaranda, Jacaranda Preto and Caviuna.
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In case you haven't been keeping up, we have. As we've been forecasting and warning, a devastating blow to the guitar industry is at hand. Consider for a moment what it would mean to you if you were no longer able to buy Mahogany or Spanish Cedar. These two woods, for as long as there have been guitars, have been a mainstay for the construction of guitar necks. Most all high end traditional classical guitars have used spanish cedar for neck construction. Most all steel string guitar manufacturers have used mahogany or spanish cedar. Well, it seems the availability of these two most precious commodities is closer than ever to becoming unattainable.
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As a former Guitar Maker, and working in the Music Industry for more than 25 years, I am more closely familiar with the types of woods used in Guitar Manufacturing than in any other industry. It's that experience that started my venture into researching the current status of these endangered trees. Though I no longer build guitars, and I seem to have less and less free time to enjoy my passion for music, I still hold this industry close. In my former years as a guitar maker, it seemed most others in the industry were respectful to nature and reveered the gift of our natural resources. Most, at that time, were concerned with the impact we were having on the environment concerning the woods we used. Still holding on to those memories and perceptions, I recently attended a Guitar show in Miami Beach, Florida in hopes of reaching out to todays community of Luthiers (Instrument Makers) in hopes of gaining their interest and support for our Reforestation Project of Endangered trees. To put it mildly, I was very disappointed and suprisingly shocked by the overall lack of interest by those in this community.
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Pau Brasil - (Caesalpinia Echinata)
Family - Leguminosae
Origin - Brasil
Flowers -September - December
Common Names - Pernambuco, Brasilwood, Pau Brasil, Brasileto, Orabutá, Pau Pernambuco, and Pau Rosada.
Caesalpinia echinata..is commonly known in Brasil as Pau Brasil or Brasilwood. This species belongs to the same kind of Sibipiruna (Caesalpinia peltophoroides) and Pau Ferro (Caesalpinia ferrea) trees commonly planted in the sidewalks of Brasil. These species are also native to the Atlantic Forest of Brasil.
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