Rosewood vs cocobolo

[hello]

What are the playing characteristics of each wood?

 

[mareh]

Cocobolo is for bass, rosewood plays bariton

 

[skor]

Cocobolo is a type of Rosewood.
It’s more dense and harder than East Indian or Brazilian Rosewood.
I believe that construction methods will have greater effect on hit that the type of woods between the above

 

[garczar]

Cocobolo is a type of Rosewood.
It’s more dense and harder than East Indian or Brazilian Rosewood.
I believe that construction methods will have greater effect on hit that the type of woods between the above

you can't tell the difference imo. Plus almost all makers today will core hi-figure woods anyway. Construction has WAY more to do with how it hits.

 

[8-ball Rat]

Only slightly topic-related...

Isn't cocobolo the one that kicks up some pretty nasty dust? The kind where a respirator is almost a necessity??

 

[skogstokig]

Only slightly topic-related...

Isn't cocobolo the one that kicks up some pretty nasty dust? The kind where a respirator is almost a necessity??

yes. but also skin contact..

 

[8-ball Rat]

I think it was Wayne Holmes who told me something like that.

Miss that guy.....

 

[j2pac]

Only slightly topic-related...

Isn't cocobolo the one that kicks up some pretty nasty dust? The kind where a respirator is almost a necessity??

Yes. Many rosewoods including African Blackwood can produce extremely nasty dust particles.

 

[garczar]

https://www.mountainwoodworker.com/articles/toxic_woods.pdf

more:https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/

 

[Mensabum]

https://www.mountainwoodworker.com/articles/toxic_woods.pdf

more:https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/

Dr Wiki!!

 

[Kim Bye]

What are the playing characteristics of each wood?

Cocobolo IS a rosewood..
The genus is Dalbergia, lots of varieties in that genus. Just to mention some of the spectrum BRW, African Blackwood and Tulipwood are all rosewoods, so in Latin: Dalbergia Nigra, Dalbergia Melanoxylon and Dalbergia frutescens

 

[jay helfert]

Cocobolo IS a rosewood..
The genus is Dalbergia, lots of varieties in that genus. Just to mention some of the spectrum BRW, African Blackwood and Tulipwood are all rosewoods, so in Latin: Dalbergia Nigra, Dalbergia Melanoxylon and Dalbergia frutescens

All French to me! The only wood that ever felt different to me was Black Ebony. Macassar I think they called it. Hank Corsair made some coveted black beauties.

 

[Kim Bye]

All French to me!

Latin Jay

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

What are the playing characteristics of each wood?

Difference between a To-MAY-TOE and a TWO- MAH-TOW ! aesthetically, they can run close or distinct depending on the variety.

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

All French to me! The only wood that ever felt different to me was Black Ebony. Macassar I think they called it. Hank Corsair made some coveted black beauties.

I have one under construction and I have yet to try the macassar but I would guess it would be much heavier than my existing cocobolo and might hit much more solid than it. I'll see once it's finally done and arrived. Anyway, did you like it Jay?

 

[manopr350]

I have one under construction and I have yet to try the macassar but I would guess it would be much heavier than my existing cocobolo and might hit much more solid than it. I'll see once it's finally done and arrived. Anyway, did you like it Jay?

At the present time, most cue makers core the butts. For better stability and can use different woods and still be able to reach the desired weight. So, by coring a piece of wood like, for example, Brazilian Rosewood, the principal characteristics of that wood is lost. Will no longer have the resonance that is the main characteristic of that wood. Now, it is more for the aesthetic of the wood rather than any other characteristics that a particular wood provided when it was not cored.

 

[muskyed]

What are the playing characteristics of each wood?

Watch this from a famous maker

 

[jay helfert]

I have one under construction and I have yet to try the macassar but I would guess it would be much heavier than my existing cocobolo and might hit much more solid than it. I'll see once it's finally done and arrived. Anyway, did you like it Jay?

One of the best cues I ever owned. Hank didn't make many of them.

 

[jay helfert]

Latin Jay

Or Greek, even better.

 

[axejunkie]

Cocobolo IS a rosewood..
The genus is Dalbergia, lots of varieties in that genus. Just to mention some of the spectrum BRW, African Blackwood and Tulipwood are all rosewoods, so in Latin: Dalbergia Nigra, Dalbergia Melanoxylon and Dalbergia frutescens

And if anybody has seen the film Only Lovers Left Alive, we have the bullet made from Dalbergia Retusa (cocobolo).