Cocobolo

Cocobolo

OK, this is the KING of tonewoods. Cocobolo, Dalbergia retusa, is a true rosewood. (Any wood of the genus "Dalbergia" is a true rosewood). It's a dense, oily wood with a specific gravity of 1.1 which means it's so heavy it will sink in water. But the tone it has is incredible! Every time I tap a piece of cocobolo it sounds like I'm playing a marimba. It just rings!
Visually, cocobolo is stunning. I like the way it looks even better than indian rosewood.

price comparison

Cocobolo is a very expensive wood and as such I must charge a premium for it's use. As a price comparison let's look at the boards in the photo above. On the right is a 10 foot long board of purple heart that I found for about $40.
The much smaller boards of cocobolo on the left cost $125 !

Here's a dulcimer made from that board:

cocobolo back

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	OK, this is the KING of tonewoods. Cocobolo, Dalbergia retusa, is a true rosewood. (Any wood of the genus "Dalbergia" is a true rosewood). It's a dense, oily wood with a specific gravity of 1.1 which means it's so heavy it will sink in water. But the tone it has is incredible! Every time I tap a piece of cocobolo it sounds like I'm playing a marimba. It just rings! Visually, cocobolo is stunning. I like the way it looks even better than indian rosewood.

	Cocobolo is a very expensive wood and as such I must charge a premium for it's use. As a price comparison let's look at the boards in the photo above. On the right is a 10 foot long board of purple heart that I found for about $40. The much smaller boards of cocobolo on the left cost $125 !
	Here's a dulcimer made from that board:
	Back to the wood page

Cocobolo

Cocobolo is a very expensive wood and as such I must charge a premium for it's use. As a price comparison let's look at the boards in the photo above. On the right is a 10 foot long board of purple heart that I found for about $40. The much smaller boards of cocobolo on the left cost $125 !

Here's a dulcimer made from that board:

Cocobolo is a very expensive wood and as such I must charge a premium for it's use. As a price comparison let's look at the boards in the photo above. On the right is a 10 foot long board of purple heart that I found for about $40.
The much smaller boards of cocobolo on the left cost $125 !