Cocobolo Rosewood Tonewood for Custom Acoustic Guitars

Whenever you've heard a guitar that impresses just with it's sound, rest assured, it'll most likely came from a guitar made out of Rosewood. Out of all the Rosewoods there are in this World, Cocobolo Rosewood has fiercely grown to become one of the leading choices for custom acoustic guitars. On top of its beauty, with the black streaks and red tone, it delivers an angelic sound when accompanied by a soft wood top such as a Spruce. The density of the wood rejects sound absorption and allows for stronger resonance propulsion.

Cocobolo Rosewood (Dalbergia Retusa) a.k.a. Nambaro is a true rosewood that grows from Mexico all the way to Panama. It is said that the finest quality Cocobolo Rosewood comes from the mountains of Nicaragua. This precious wood displays beautiful red to orange hues when first cut and darkens to a rich dark reddish brown tone. It displays solid black streaks that make clever figures; the sap is strong and gives it a stunning look when included in a custom acoustic guitar. As with many exotic woods, Cocobolo Rosewood will damage and morph under extreme temperatures.

Cocobolo Rosewood back and sides have the tendency to be full of bass and have a mellow tone with stronger sound characteristics than most Rosewoods. It has similar traits of the highest grade Brazilian Rosewood. Luthiers can find sets of Cocobolo Rosewood with higher quality than the Brazilian Rosewood being provided now in the market. On my last purchase, I acquired 10"x10" logs of Cocobolo at $12/sqft. Five years ago, I used to purchase them at $3/sqft.. The supply of Nambaro has dramatically decreased due to SITES restrictions on many Central American countries and it's large demand from consumers. The Middle East, mostly China, is rapidly depleting the supply of Cocobolo Rosewood, using the wood for luxury furniture, flooring, and trim.

Cocobolo Rosewood is a top choice for custom acoustic guitars due to it's quality and unique visual appeal. Most Cocobolo guitars have figure on them, it's rare to find completely quartersawn grain on a Cocobolo guitar. Some luthiers opt out from using Cocobolo Rosewood on custom acoutic guitars due to it's allergenic properties. Guitars are sold at a premium due to it's slight difficulty to work with. When sanding, Cocobolo may cause sneezing and rashes to people that are allergic to it. I find that I only sneeze a lot from it, I've never gotten a rash. It holds an abundant amount of oils so it can be difficult to glue. 

There is no doubt that Cocobolo Rosewood will become even more popular, one day earning the name as the "Holy Grail" of guitar wood. This means more expensive Cocobolo guitars in the near future. Whatever the price, it's worth to pay for a custom acoustic guitar made from Cocobolo Rosewood. You can get yourself a quality made Cocobolo Rosewood custom acoustic guitar here at Wood-n-Guitars. Specialize your custom acoustic guitar to the most detailed specifications. Cocobolo Rosewood is not as scarce as Brazilian Rosewood yet, so you should not pay the exaggerated prices they go for now-a-days. 

Buying a Guitar Online

There are a number of ways to buy a guitar online, your options are not limited to eBay and Amazon. You can purchase a guitar from an online guitar store, an online auction, a forum, and even a blog. You can get a guitar for less than MSRP from many online vendors and it will be shipped to your door within a week or two most of the times. Not every vendor will give the best price for a guitar though; the prices might get
jacked up due to an online guitar stores recognized brand name. Make sure you research guitar prices in many online guitar stores before committing to one.

Here are some factors you should look out for before buying from an online guitar store:

Detail is an important factor to have on your side when it comes to buying a guitar online. The online guitar store should provide you with the most information possible in their content. How detailed are the descriptions of the inventory? With all the features a guitar has, the description should name each and every one. It should include if the guitar is new or used, refurbished, or damaged. The more pictures the description has the better; now you have visual evidence of the condition the guitar should arrive in. Used guitar descriptions should provide detail on the damaged or defected areas. 

Shipping and handling charges and times should always be considered before purchasing from an online guitar store. Some stores might be international and may take up to a month to deliver the guitar. Many times, the guitars that come from abroad can provide as good of a quality as U.S. made guitars but with a smaller price tag. Return shipping should also be considered when buying from abroad; at times it might take more than $100usd to return a guitar and this is money that is not refundable.

Reviews and feedback are always valuable metrics to look over before purchasing from an online guitar store. Since you're not going to visit the store personally, then go by what previous customers experience with the online guitar store. Testimonials may also be a good credible source to go by, but just be cautious of false testimonials, they're usually pretty obvious when read. Googling an online guitar store can give you any negative review that the store might have earned. Negative reviews usually appear on the top of Google search result pages and are there for the visitor to be aware.Credible review sources would be sites such as Yelp, Manta, and bizrate.com.

Make sure that others know about your experience with the online guitar store. Give your testimonial, review, and feedback so that others may know if you had a good experience or not. If you had a really good experience, then share it with everyone so that the online guitar store that treated you well can receive more customers. If you had a terrible experience, then make sure to share it to the world so that everyone (just like you) can beware of the shady online guitar store. Remember that there are many options online, take some time to research so you can find the best deal.