Red Lancewood

[eubiedubie]

Anybody fimiliar with this wood, what it looks and sounds like?As compared to blackwood.

[Mark_J]

here is a start

http://mockmickey.com/timber/red%20lancewood.html

And some other things that are related

http://www.reale.com.br/loufaia.htm

I saw it listed as Achacia which is what I think authentic digerido instruments are made from.

Density: humidity at 15% 540 Kg/m3
This is a pretty low density of wood for woodwinds. Maybe good for Native American flutes, but it is on par with the density of walnut. I would think it not the best for an Irish flute, but pretty, none the less.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Mark_J on 2002-02-22 08:45 ]</font>

[gan-ainm]

I have an F whistle made by Michael Grinter of Red Lancewood and it's quite beautiful - reddish coloring and reedy sound. Michael has told me that Lancewood as a timber for flutes has acoustical properties similar to cocus wood - sweet in the upper register, and perhaps a bit warmer than blackwood all around.
I've been told that the wood requires a bit of extra attention to prevent splitting, but I haven't had any trouble with my whistle, and have not taken extreme measures to protect it, just the usual swab and occasional oiling.