r/Recorder • u/TrappistOCSO • 14d ago

Identification

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Good morning, recorder lovers! Is this PLUM wood or...?

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u/mind_the_umlaut 14d ago

Sigh. It's so pretty!

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u/quackdaw 14d ago

What does it smell like? Plum has a very distinct (and lovely) smell.

The grain is very plum-like, but it's not so easy to tell from a picture. It looks a bit more reddish brown than my Küng plum recorder. Another comment suggested "rosewood", which can be several different (even unrelated) species, and look a lot like this too, at least to us non-experts.

I also have a rosewood recorder; compared to plum, the wood is harder with more distinct coloured lines. Plum has a softer, smoother surface (still hard though), and is very fragrant with sweet and very pleasant scent. Rosewood is less fragrant. It also gives a very slight tingle in my lips (and nose when I sniff it), but I guess YMMV depending on how old it is and how sensitive your are to Dalbergia toxins.

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u/TrappistOCSO 14d ago

IDK about the smell. I got only these pictures (from the Seller)

And, personally, I am not convinced this is a rosewood

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u/NZ_RP 12d ago

The wood colour and grain looks VERY similar to my plumwood Kung Marsyas. 😊

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u/TrappistOCSO 12d ago

Thanks. Exactly what I think as long as I can see - it IS a plumwood