East Indian Rosewood, Malabar, Bombay Blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia) comes from India and Sri Lanka. Its quite a hard wood of dark purplish brown colour with blackish streaks, light violet to almost black colour. This true rosewood is darker than most rosewoods but quite attractive. East Indian Rosewood works well with machine or hand tools and finishes smoothly. This wood has a strong aroma, it is nearly out of trade due to restricted felling policies. Its combination of beauty and tonal qualities make it popular for guitar sides and backs, it has been the choice wood for many famous guitar manufactures for the past 50 years. These pieces are cut from a 100 year old piece of East Indian Rosewood!
