Boxwood/Buis
(Buxus sempervirens) density 0.95-1.1 gm./ccm.
the traditional wood (shown unstained) for original recorders. When stained, european boxwood takes on a dark nut brown colour. We also use South American boxwood for Academy & Conservatoire ranges.
We purchase our European boxwood from:
A B Aubrey, The Willows, Crudwell, Malmesbury, Wilts. England SN16 9EL
tel: 01666 577451 (also fax)

Coralwood
(Guibourtia spp.) density 1.1 gm./ccm.
the grenadilla hardness of this reddish-brown timber produces solo instruments with a similarly bright, emphatic but smooth tone. This wood is now in short supply and is only available on special order.

Grenadilla
(Dalbergia melanoxylon) density 1.2-1.25 gm./ccm.
also called African blackwood; a very hard, dense night-black wood producing consummate solo instruments of striking beauty and remarkable stability. This wood is not a sub-tropical wood and does not grow in the world's great rain forests.
We purchase our African blackwood from:
Klicksi Limited, Unit E, 15 Oakcroft Road, Chessington, Surrey, England KT9 1RH
tel: 020 8974 1500; fax: 020 8974 1540

Kingwood
(Dalbergia caerensis) density 1.0-1.1 gm./ccm.
a rare, expensive wood with a violet-brown colour producing exquisite solo instruments of unsurpassed beauty.

Maple/Sycamore
(Acer spp./Acer pseudoplatanus) density 0.6-0.75 gm./ccm.
A close grained wood producing mellow-toned instruments, particularly tenors and basses. We also use a close relative, Sycamore.
We purchase our Maple and Sycamore from:
WL West & Sons Ltd, Selham, Petworth, GU28 0PJ
tel: 01798 861 611

Pearwood
(Pyrus spp.) density 0.65-0.8 gm./ccm.
a hard fruitwood (shown unstained) producing a clean, incisive tone but lacking the long life of traditional hardwoods.

Rosewood
(Dalbergia spp.) density 1.0-1.1 gm./ccm.
a large family of decorative sub-tropical hardwoods all producing durable, reliable recorders with tonal clarity and strength.

Satinwood
(Swietenia spp.) density 1.0 gm./ccm.
a ravishingly beautiful, decoratively figured, timber producing instruments less susceptible to condensation problems than other hardwoods.

Tulipwood
(Dalbergia frutescens var. tormentosa) density 1.0-1.1 gm./ccm.
a wood of exotic beauty producing excellent ensemble and solo recorders with a warm but strong tone.

Eastern Red Cedar
(Juniperus virginiana)
Red Cedar, also called the Tennessee Red Cedar or the Pencil Cedar, is a softwood tree primarily found in the eastern United States from the Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes Region south to Texas and Florida. The tree grows to an average height of 50-75 feet, but it can reach 100 feet in some instances. The sapwood is almost white in color, while the heartwood is purple to rose-red when first exposed, but aging to dull red or red-brown. The heartwood is commonly used for making recorder blocks or plugs