Camatillo Guitar Binding Strips
Dalbergia congestiflora
Also called Para Kingwood & Mexican Kingwood. The deep purple heartwood is oily and takes an incredible polish with a smoothness pleasing to the fingertips.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
See the additional photo for a more realistic color of the pieces.
There are only 14 pieces. To add more than one to your cart, add one to your cart then go to the cart button at the top of the screen and edit the quantity and click the "update cart" button. If you can't add any more that means we are out of stock.
Item Number: OS96
African Blackwood 14 piece Bagpipe Set
Dalbergia melanoxylon
African Blackwood has long been a favorite for bagpipes for several reasons, i.e. beauty, turnability, high degree of dimensional stability, and because of its oiliness it is little if at all effected by saliva. The sets we sell today were originally milled in Africa during the 2016/2017 season. Each square has a chalked number corresponding to an enclosed key which lists sizes in both metric and imperial.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
$400.00/set (ask about discounts for 3 or more sets)
1 piece 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 12 5/16" or in metric 58 x 58 x 312
1 piece 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 12 5/16" or in metric 48 x 48 x 312
1 piece 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 12 5/16" or in metric 41 x 41 x 312
2 pieces 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 9" or in metric 57 x 57 x 227
2 pieces 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 9 7/8" or in metric 41 x 41 x 247
1 piece 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 8 3/4" or in metric 41 x 41 x 221
1 piece 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 7 7/8" or in metric 48 x 48 x 197
2 pieces 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 6 1/2" or in metric 47 x 47 x 162
1 piece 1 x 7/8 x1 7/8 x 4 7/8" or in metric 47 x 47 x 121
1 piece 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 4 3/4" or in metric 47 x 47 x 117
1 piece 1 7/8 x1 7/8 x 15 3/8" or in metric 45 x 45 x 388
Item Number: OS92
Camatillo Guitar Binding Strips
Dalbergia congestiflora
Also called Para Kingwood & Mexican Kingwood. The deep purple heartwood is oily and takes an incredible polish with a smoothness pleasing to the fingertips.
Price below is per strip.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Item Number: OS45
East Indian Rosewood Guitar Binding Strips
Dalbergia latifolia
This is grown on plantations in Indonesia where it is called Sonokeling. These came from a tree large enough and old enough to look much like the old-growth lumber from India.
Price below is per strip.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Item Number: OS38
West African Ebony Guitar Binding Strips
Diospyros crassiflora
Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.
The price below is per strip.
Item Number: OS33
Palisander Guitar Binding Strips
Dalbergia baronii
One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.
The price below is per strip.
Due to this item being on the CITES list, we are only shipping this species to addresses in the United States.
Item Number: OS32
Ziricote Guitar Binding Strips
Cordia dodecandra
Ziricote is another timber we get from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is a lovely wood with a very pronounced ray fleck on radial surfaces sometimes producing a "landscape" effect much like picture jasper.
Item Number: OS31
Figured Hard Maple Guitar Binding Strips
Acer saccharum
The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Because of the generally small size of available logs, most sawmills produce flatsawn boards which will show a broken curl on the surface and a fiddleback curl on the quartersawn edge. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.
Item Number: OS29
African Blackwood Guitar Binding Strips
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.
Item Number: OS27
Bloodwood Guitar Binding Strips
Brosimum paraense
Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.
The price below is per strip.
To add additional strips to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.
Item Number: OS24
African Blackwood Clarinet Blanks Set
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.
Approximate sizes for each piece:
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3 5/8-3 3/4"
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 9 5/8-9 3/4"
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 11 1/4"
bell: one end 1 3/4" square, other end 3 1/4-3 3/8" square by 4 3/4-5" long
38 x 38 x 93 mm
38 x 38 x 245 mm
38 x 38 x 285 mm
bell: one end 45 x 45 mm, other end 85 x 85 mm, 125 mm long
The price below is for one set of 4 pieces with the above dimensions.
To add additional sets to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Item Number: OS2